“Esteemed friend…” letters between Isaac T. Hopper and Samuel M. Janney
Samuel M. Janney and Isaac Hopper were two men with different temperaments, but both driven by a passionate committment toContinue Reading
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O Canada!
Prior to 1865 and 360 miles long miles north of Loudoun County, was Ontario, Canada – the northern star forContinue Reading
Who was Lewin Vermillion? What happened to George?
Old legal documents often reveal stories that finally end, frustratingly, as mysteries. An example of this is found in theContinue Reading
Plain Dress and the Underground Railroad
Simple clothing styles, referred to as “plain” within the Quaker community, visibly distinguished 19th century Quakers from their more fashionableContinue 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
Nest of Abolitionists 