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Letter, Eliza Woodruff To Harriet Woodruff Jabine, Eliza Woodruff Jan 1856

Letter, Eliza Woodruff To Harriet Woodruff Jabine, Eliza Woodruff

Women's history in Arkansas

This is a letter written by Eliza Woodruff, wife of Arkansas Gazette owner William Woodruff, to their daughter, Harriet Woodruff Jabine, in Louisville, Kentucky. Harriet, whose nickname was Hattie, had recently married and moved to Louisville. Eliza talks about her health, the weather and news from Little Rock. The letter is written on one page, front and back.


Fayetteville Female Seminary Dec 1852

Fayetteville Female Seminary

Women's history in Arkansas

Lithograph of the Fayetteville Female Seminary in 1852. Miss Sophia Sawyer was the principal of the school.


Court Case, Polly Hillhouse V. James Garner Dec 1824

Court Case, Polly Hillhouse V. James Garner

Arkansas Territory

This is an execution sent to the Miller County sheriff to collect court fees from James Garner to give to Polly Hillhouse.


Court Case Regarding Divorce, Jane Dodge V. Israel G. Dodge Mar 1817

Court Case Regarding Divorce, Jane Dodge V. Israel G. Dodge

Arkansas Territory

This is a petition for divorce between Jane Dodge and Israel G. Dodge.


The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens Jan 1771

The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens

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In 1712, nineteen-year-old Jane Fenn left her home, family, and friends in London to obey an inner voice that said ——“Go to Pennsylvania! ” Arrived in Philadelphia, she was soon cast into debtors’ prison for refusing to sign an indenture dictated by the man who had arranged her passage. Redeemed by a group of Quakers from Plymouth County who wished to employ her as a schoolteacher, she spent three years in their community and began to absorb their teachings and their ways.

Her narrative chronicles her inward struggles with her own sense of unworthiness, the temptations of Satan, her distaste …


The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster Editor Dec 1770

The Life And Spiritual Sufferings Of That Faithful Servant Of Christ Jane Hoskens, A Public Preacher Among The People Called Quakers, Jane Fenn Hoskens, Paul Royster Editor

Historical Quaker Books

In 1712, nineteen-year-old Jane Fenn left her home, family, and friends in London to obey an inner voice that said ——“Go to Pennsylvania! ” Arrived in Philadelphia, she was soon cast into debtors’ prison for refusing to sign an indenture dictated by the man who had arranged her passage. Redeemed by a group of Quakers from Plymouth County who wished to employ her as a schoolteacher, she spent three years in their community and began to absorb their teachings and their ways.

Her narrative chronicles her inward struggles with her own sense of unworthiness, the temptations of Satan, her distaste …