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Archive Collection:
MS 1936

23 Mar 1661-1840

The collection includes 100 notebooks written by Wood from 1767-1821. There are 63 large notebooks and 37 small ones. In his notebooks Wood recorded his ministry and copied his letters. A prolific ...

Archive Series:
MS 1936/1

1661-1821

The notebooks contain Joseph Wood’s account of his life, his Quaker faith and his work as a Minister of the Gospel. Wood wrote every morning when at home. If travelling he made time to write in...

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MS 1936/2

1759-1821

Comprises the correspondence Wood received from his many acquaintances. Most of the correspondents are Friends in Yorkshire, but some write from abroad, particularly America. They write primarily ab...

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MS 1936/1/1

1661-1821

These notebooks have primarily been used to record copies of letters which Joseph Wood sent to various correspondents and his memoranda of Quaker meetings. Most of the contents are Wood's own composi...

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MS 1936/1/2

1748-1821

Wood recorded his journeys to Friends meetings in the small notebooks. He wrote copiously about the people he met, places he stayed and his travels. Most of the notebooks have white numbers printed...

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MS 1936/1/1/1

1746-1777

Includes transcripts of an abstract of a letter to a Friend, entries relating to the Piesly family and Friends in Manchester, Nottingham, Derby, Durham, Lancashire and Cheshire.

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MS 1936/1/1/2

1762-1777

Includes transcripts of letters to the Monthly Meetings at Marsden and Rochdale in Lancashire.

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MS 1936/1/1/4

1700-1781

Includes transcripts of various epistles written by friends, Isaac Childs' Vision, a prayer by Prince Eugene of Savory, a poem by Joseph Rule and verses in praise of him, a sermon by Samuel Fothergill...

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MS 1936/1/1/5

1748-1783

Includes transcripts of various letters and other writings including an account of Claude Gay's journey to Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and part of France, a caution to Friends by Hannah Earnshaw ...

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MS 1936/1/1/6

1764-1790

Contains mainly transcripts of the testimonies of Friends.

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MS 1936/1/1/8

1791-1794

Includes a transcript of a Petition from the Quakers in France to the National Assembly, transcripts of letters to Charles Smith from Joseph Wood and a letter from John Dickinson of Sheffield to 'the ...

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MS 1936/1/1/9

1695-1798

Includes transcripts of an account of Jonathan Collier's journey to Barnstaple and the Petition of Friends imprisoned in York Castle to the King. The cover of the volume is made of a contemporary 18t...