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62 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION OF ARTICLES OF HISTORIC INTEREST. List of articles exhibited at the Seventh Annual Meeting of Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia, on Second Month 4th, 191 1 : (1). Field's Bible (1653), formerly the property of Richard Tapper. (According to family tradition, he had this Bible with him during his imprisonment in South Gate Prison, Exeter, England, in 1683.) (2). George Fox's Dutch New Testament, carried by him when traveling in Holland in 1678. (3). Old Bible printed 1696. (Michael Offley, of Duck Creek, Delaware.) (4). Old Concordance, 1632 (?) folio. (S). Journal of Jane Fenn, 1727-28-29, while on a religious visit in England and Ireland. (Manuscript.) (6). William Penn's Letter referring to the death of his wife, Gulielma. (7). Thomas Lloyd's letter to Philip Ford, 1693. (8). George Whitehead's letter to Thomas Lloyd, 1691. (9). Roger Haydock, of Penketh, letter to Phineas Pemberton , 1690. (10). Phineas Pemberton—Sundry letters. 1691-1694. (11). John Woolman—Letter to his nephew, 1772. (12). Sarah (Ellis) Woolman, wife of John Woolman—Letter , 1776. [See p. 30 of this number of the Bulletin.] (13). Major-General Gist's letter from Plymouth Meeting House, Pa., during the Revolution. (14). Marriage certificate of William Corker and Elizabeth Hinton, 1680. Bull and Mouth Meeting, London. (15). Marriage certificate of Isaac Hornor and Eleanor Bowne, 1718. Flushing, Long Island, N. Y. (16). Certificates from Philadelphia Meeting of Ministers and Elders, and Concord Quarterly Meeting of Ministers and Elders, returning Rose Tebbetts from religious visits to Dover, New England, 1719, 1729. EXHIBITION OF ARTICLES OF HISTORIC INTEREST 63 (17). Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Manuscript Discipline, 1704. (18). Richard Jordan's Pocket-Book, carried on Religious Visit to the South of France: Contains (a) his Passport to visit Friends in France; (b) Returning Minute of Friends of Congenies , France, to Friends of Rich Square, North Carolina, regarding Richard Jordan, signed by Louis Majolier. (19). Manumission Papers setting free forty slaves, 1812. (20). Extracts from Letter of Samuel Thompson to John J. Thompson, Feb. 21st, 1838, from New Orleans, referring to the conditions existing in the United States in relation to slavery. (Copy.) (21). Paper of Sale of Negress "Milla," from Samuel Thompson to Miss Solidelle Solet, 25th Oct., 1839. (Copy.) (22). Paper of Ratification of Sale of Negress "Milla," by Richard Charles to Sodille Solet, 5th Dec, 1839. (Copy.) (23). George Fox, John Stubs, and Benjamin Furley, Battle-Door for Professors in twenty-two languages. (24). William Penn. Address to Protestants. 1679. (25). Anonymous. Hole in the Wall. 1828. (26). Quaker French Grammar. 1795. (27). Child's Book. 1803. (28). Tuition bill of Franklin College. 1787. Portraits, Pictures, Etc (29). Arthur Howell. Framed Silhouette. (30). Rachel Offley—1791-1834—daughter of Daniel and Ann (Newbold) Offley. Photograph of Silhouette. (31). Edward Randolph, 1754-1837. Oil portrait. (32). Joseph John Gurney, portrait painted from memory by Samuel C. Willits (C1838). (33). Nathan Hunt, the patriarch of North Carolina Yearly Meeting. Died 1853, aged 95. (34). Stephen Grellet, with extended arms as in the act of preaching (Silhouette). (35). Richard Mott, a minister of Burlington, N. J: (36). George Dillwyn, of Burlington, N. J. 64 BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOCIETY (37 (38 (39 (40 head. (41 glass. (42 Meeting. (43 ing. (44 (45 mond. (46 lery. (47. (48 Fell. (49 (50 Joshua Longstreth. Portrait. George Fox, at the age of 30 years. George Fox. With hat. James Naylor. Showing the brand of B on his foreFirst Philadelphia Meeting House. Old pictures on Ancient Meeting House of North Carolina Yearly Later Meeting House of North Carolina Yearly MeetMeeting House, Newport, R. I. Meeting House, Indiana Yearly meeting, at RichAncient Meeting House. Friends seated in the galInterior of Devonshire Meeting House, London. Swarthmoor Hall, residence of Judge and Margaret Residence of Anthony Benezet, Philadelphia. Shoosharry, near Petersburg, Russia, residence of Daniel Wheeler, taken from drawing by his son Charles. . Residence of Stephen Grellet, Burlington, N. J. . Burlington Meeting House from Stone by J. Collins. . West Hill, residence of Eliza P. Gurney. . Home of Isaac Sharp. . Residence of Joshua Longstreth. . Old Almshouse on Walnut Street, Philadelphia. . Facsimile of Letter of Abraham Lincoln to Eliza P...

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