To Abraham Lincoln, Esteemed Friend
In the mid-1850’s Caleb Russell, with his wife and family, left Goose Creek Meeting and Loudoun County, Virginia to seekContinue Reading
Month: April 2019
The Duel
Prominent 19th century Virginia Quaker, Samuel McPherson Janney, had a connection with John Pleasants, the newspaper editor killed in aContinue Reading
“Westward Ho” along the Underground Railroad
Because of high land prices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, by the 1730’s and 1740’s, Quakers began moving south intoContinue Reading
Elizabeth Rogers Holmes and the Union Star
The quilt shown above is called “The Union Star” by textile historians and collectors. It was designed and worked byContinue Reading
Civil War travel passes: the Aggravation – and the Irony
Asa Moore, Ellen, and Cosmelia Janney were residents of Lincoln, Virginia. This travel pass shows that the three family membersContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 