1826 QUAKER UNPUBLISHED MSs. Original Poetry on Priscilla Hunt, Elias Hicks, Death of Prominent Quakers, &c.

An absolutely beautifully preserved bound volume in 19th century half leather and titled simply, “Quakeriana” on the spine. Inside are bound two originally separate volumes entirely in manuscript with significant unpublished content. Each volume contains both extracted verse, usually complete and from Quaker authors/esses, alongside original compositions and a good quantity of untraced compositions which could be original to the albums or taken from more obscure sources. The volumes likely originate from either close friends or family as there is an overlap in a few of the holographs. Since the second album is identified as being that of Ann R[oberts] Matlack [later Stackhouse] and from the Brick School House, it seems likely the first was from a fellow schoolmate [accounting for the overlap in extracts, perhaps pieces read at school]. The most likely candidate seems to be Lydia Rudderow, friend of Ann who passed away in 1829 and who is eulogized by Ann in the second volume. Fascinatin