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Total number of records: 53794

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Quaker Collection53794
Joseph Wood Collections629
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society of friends1811
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Society of Friends756
Fox, George (1624-1691)313
Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting279
Penn, William (1644-1718)270
Whitehead, George (1636?-1723)163
Wood, Joseph (1750-1821)111
Burrough, Edward (1633-1663)110
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Archive Item

Miscellany of English verse with Quaker connections.

1773

A miscellany of poems in English, including some with Quaker connections, such as 'Bristol Theatre: A Poem' by James Gough, the well-known Quaker historian, and 'The Country Quaker'.

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Archive Print Collection

Birkbeck Library

Originally formed by Morris Birkbeck (1734-1816), and was deposited by the Yorkshire General Meeting in 1981. It consists of over 4,500 books both by and about the Quakers, most of the materials datin...

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Archive Print Item

Gods proclamation to the inhabitants and people of England

Anderdon, John (1624?-1685)

1659

Indexed in: Wing A3081; Smith I, 31.

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