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A bride’s unhappy tale

Ellen Todd Posted on June 10, 2014 by Ellen ToddJune 10, 2014

The internet has been a boon to researchers. I knew, several years ago, that the library in Massillon Ohio had a dozen or so letters written from Horton Howard to another Quaker named Thomas Rotch. Thanks to improved cross-referencing of … Continue reading →

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For Abolition – not Prohibition

Ellen Todd Posted on June 6, 2014 by Ellen ToddNovember 1, 2016

I was surprised to discover that the early Quakers were not teetotallers. Horton’s grandmother had 2 wine glasses in the inventory of her estate, and Horton seems to have considered going into wine production. At the very least, he was … Continue reading →

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