Quaker Research in Progress

60QUAKER HISTORY An obscure manuscript relating to the sufferings of Quakers in Cheshire and North Wales in England was published in the Cheshire Sheaf, vol. 5 (1970), p. 9-28. The manuscript itself is contained in the records of the Chester Corporation and deals with treatment of Quakers in Chester 16531 656 It is signed by George Fox. Reprints of works of interest to Quaker scholars which have appeared since the last issue of Quaker History include: 1 The Works of George Fox, prepared by AMS publishing house in New York. This photo offset reproduction of the eight volume set published in 1831 in Philadelphia may be obtained at a cost of $30.00 per volume or $240 00 for the entire set 2.Myers., Albert Cook ed. The immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania $15.00 from Genealogical Publishers in Baltimore, Md. 21202. The same organization has also reprinted Myers' Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia , 1682-1750. Price is $7 50 3.The Journal of George Fox, Nickalls edition, 1952 has been reprinted by Friends in England in paper. It is available for $5.00 from Quaker bookstores . Hardback copy costs $8.95 from the same sources. 4.Octagon Books has reprinted Henry J. Cadbury's George Fox's Book of Miracles at $11.00. Also Norman Penney's edition in 2 volumes of the 1911 Fox's Journal at $41.00. QUAKER RESEARCH IN PROGRESS By John and Barbara Curtis James A. McGowan, 251 W. DeKaIb Pike, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406, has nearly completed a draft of a study called "Thomas Garrett, his life and letters." This will be a biographical presentation of Garrett's life and activities on the Underground Railroad of the anti-slavery movement. Lillian R Kohn, a free-lance writer, reports that she is about half way finished on research for a full scale biography of Charles Thomson, secretary of the U.S. constitutional convention. Mickey M. Shmp reports that he is preparing a thesis for his doctorate at American University. The title is William Rotch (1734-1828), Quaker whaling merchant of Nantucket and New Bedford, Massachusetts." This biographical study of Rotch's career will focus on his role in sustaining the whaling industry during and after the Revolutionary War period. Margaret Hope Bacon reports being in the research stage of preparation of an up-to-date study on "Lucretia Mott, a critical biography." Publication during 1976 is her aim. ...