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Total number of records: 8727

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Books and printed items6385
Archives2340
Art items1
Objects1

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Quaker Collection8727
Joseph Wood Collections620
Brotherton Collection1
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
society of friends1683
quakers293
quaker church buildings269
tithes158
christian life110
persecution90
freedom of religion60
dissenters, religious59
churches, quaker55
conduct of life54

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Great Britain78
United States18
Pennsylvania14
New England9
Ireland7
London (England)6
Australasia5
Germany4
Netherlands4
Philadelphia (Pa.)4

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Society of Friends539
Fox, George (1624-1691)310
Penn, William (1644-1718)265
Whitehead, George (1636?-1723)163
Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting143
Burrough, Edward (1633-1663)110
Penington, Isaac (1616-1679)106
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)105
Barclay, Robert (1648-1690)89
Naylor, James (1617?-1660)84

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From 17002559
From 18003383

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Archive Collection

Joseph Wood Archive

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821); Ashbridge, Elizabeth (1713-1755)

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 ...

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Dacre

1701-1714

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Saltersforth and Lothersdale

1709-1826

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Thirsk

1654-1823

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Ampleforth

1783-1814

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Helmsley

1783-1814

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Knaresborough

1701-1846

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Lothersdale

1836-1841

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Ostwick

1702-1809

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Rounton

1762-1797

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Notebooks

Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)

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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