Francis Ray: a heroic life cut short
Francis H. Ray (1835-1862) was born into a prosperous Quaker family in Rayville, New York. He was a prominent figureContinue Reading
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Ulysses S. Grant and Loudoun County Quakers
“During all of the trying winter of 1860-1, when the Southerners were so defiant that they would not allow withinContinue Reading
“… a Gun was Fired”
An Alexandria Gazette September 16, 1845 “COMMUNICATIONS” article described a harrowing event involving two Quakers from Lincoln, Loudoun County andContinue Reading
Samuel M. Janney Letter to James Miller McKim
James Miller McKim (1810-1874) was a Presbyterian minister and strong, nationally known abolitionist. He claimed to have been influenced atContinue Reading
Yardley Taylor in newly revealed daguerreotype and: is this Hannah Taylor?
A collector recently came across the items shown here, when at auction in Pennsylvania. Mr. Brian Murphy, the new ownerContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 