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Total number of records: 600
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Wood, Joseph (1750-1821) | 98 |
| Wood, Joseph (1832-) | 2 |
| Ackworth School | 2 |
| Society of Friends. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting | 1 |
| Southey, Robert (1774-1843) | 1 |
| Tract Library Association | 1 |
| Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting | 1 |
| Tract Association of the Society of Friends | 1 |
| Society of Friends. Committee On African Instruction | 1 |
| Fawkes, Walter | 1 |
Addresses to George III
1774-1840
Copies of addresses sent to the King, 1775-1820, and to the House of Commons, 1783
Printed papers
1774-1840
Includes papers produced by Friends regarding the abolition of slavery, education and religion.
Financial accounts
c.1800
Two accounts. One is an appraisal of the contents of a house. The second is a list of prices for foodstuffs.
Letters from various correspondents to Joseph Wood
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
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...
Publications of bible societies
c.1812
Tracts issued by various branches of bible societies, including the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Dying expressions of Friends
8 Nov 1770-5 Nov 1813
Originals and copies of documents recording the words of Quakers shortly before they died.
Poems
1758-early 19th century
A selection of poems copied out in various hands. They are primarily about religious subjects, but some concern family relationships. Some poems did not have titles in which case the first line is g...
Testimonies written after the death of a Friend
Late 18th century-early 19th century
Testimonies written by members of Quaker Meetings and individuals on the deaths of Friends.
Papers relating to Friends' Meetings in England
1702-1820
Includes papers and letters relating to Friends meetings in various locations in England including Pontefract and York. There are also papers relating to disunity and disownment and sufferings.
Small notebooks
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
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...
Large notebook 1
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
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.
Large notebook 2
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1762-1777
Includes transcripts of letters to the Monthly Meetings at Marsden and Rochdale in Lancashire.
Large notebook 2A
1776-1778
Includes transcripts of various letters to Friends including some in Yorkshire, Northumberland, Lincolnshire, Sussex, Wiltshire, Staffordshire, Kent, Surrey, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire...
Large notebook 2B
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
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...
Large notebook 3
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
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 ...
Large notebook 4
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1764-1790
Contains mainly transcripts of the testimonies of Friends.
Large notebook 6
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
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 ...
Large notebook 8
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1795
Comprises transcripts of letters written by Joseph Wood to various correspondents and a letter from the Yearly Meeting in London to the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings.
Large notebook 9
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1736-1796
Includes transcripts of various letters, 'A sorrowful account of several young persons who were drowned', a letter from the Governor of the Isle of Man to Richard Reynolds and the report of Thomas Col...
Large notebook 10
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1796-1797
Comprises primarily transcripts of letters written by Joseph Wood to correspondents including John Fearnley and William Gouldthorp. The cover of the volume is made of a contemporary 18th century deco...
Large notebook 11
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1741-1798
Includes transcripts of letters and testimonies of Friends, a poem by Joseph Brown and John Pemberton's concern to visit the Highlands and Isles of Scotland, with a letter from him to Martha Routh aft...
Large notebook 12
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1797-1798
Comprises transcripts of letters from Joseph Wood to various correspondents including three to Martha Dickinson. The cover of the volume is made of a contemporary 18th century decorative paper with a...
Large notebook 13
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)
1749-1800
Includes transcripts of letters and testimonies of Friends, 'Reflections in prose and verse and a Farewell salutation to his wife' by Job Scott, transcriptions of the Quakers' Petition for the aboliti...