Quaker Research in Progress

128Quaker History On September 1, 1981, a special group of historical essays was published in commemoration of the events concerned with the founding of Pennsylvania. Friends in the Delaware Valley traces the development of Quakerism from modest beginnings in 1681 through the reunion of the Hicksite and Orthodox branches in Philadelphia in the mid-twentieth century. The 250-page book, published by the Friends Historical Association, is available from the office oí the Association at the Haverford College Quaker Collection or from the Friends Bookstore in Philadelphia at a cost of $8.95 in hardback and $4.95 in soft cover, plus $1.00 for postage and handling. QUAKER RESEARCH IN PROGRESS John and Barbara Curtis, editors The Reverend Marlin E. Thomas of 2435 Nemery Ct., Waukegan, IL, has recently completed a thesis for the Th.M. degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL. As a Mennonite active in one of the historic peace churches he has been concerned with exploring some of the Old Testament roots of a peace testimony for the Christian church. He devotes a portion of one chapter to an examination of the development of the Quaker peace testimony. Willard B. Moore of 4055 Colfax Ave., South, Minneapolis, MN 35409, writes of detailed plans to complete research on Quaker life in the Hudson River Valley. In association with the staff of the Duchess County Historical Society he is looking for sources on that region, such as journals, diaries, letters, photographs and artifacts which reflect Quaker cultural or spiritual impact. In preparing a study of the social and architectural history of Mill Creek Valley in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA, Gloria O. Becker expects to examine the treason trial of John Roberts, Quaker miller, during the American Revolution. The thesis is being prepared for the doctoral program in American civilization at the University of Pennsylvania. David W. Maxey, of Bryn Mawr, PA, is researching aspects of land speculation in northeastern Pennsylvania in the post-colonial period. Consideration is given to the participation of Henry Drinker, James Wilson, and others in these activities. A master's degree candidate at Villanova University in the History Department , Robert Daiutolo, Jr., is preparing a paper on the Theory and Practice of the Relations of Friends with the Indians in the Period, 1682-1795. ...