%eadnotat; ]> 5086levi An Inventory of the Hannah M. Levick Family Papers, 1766-1896 Finding Aid Prepared by FHL staff Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1975 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, December 2000. ENG Hannah M. Levick Family Papers, 1766-1896 FHL staff Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. 1975 Descriptive Summary Family Papers, 1766-1896 RG 5/086 Hannah M. (Hannah Moore) Levick 1 box; 0.25 linear ft. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081-1399 U.S.A.

For current information on the location of materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Hannah M. Levick was a Hicksite Quaker, the daughter of Richard and Sara Moore of Richmond in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and a granddaughter of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke. In 1843 she married William M. Levick of Philadelphia, and they became members of Green Street Monthly Meeting. Her husband was employed as a conveyancer in Philadelphia, and Hannah wrote a number of articles for Quaker publications. The collection includes correspondence of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke, 1794-1796, and a copy of a letter written by Emmor Kimber concerning an escaped slave, Henry Franklin. Also includes travel journals of William M. and Hannah M. Levick (1844, 1852-53, 1866), poetry by Hannah M. Levick, genealogical material concerning the Moore, Lloyd, Lester, Foulke, and related families, as well as a small amount of miscellaneous material.

Repository:

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BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL

Hannah M. Levick was a Hicksite Quaker, the daughter of Richard and Sara Moore of Richmond in Bucks County, Pa., and a granddaughter of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke. In 1843 she married William M. Levick of Philadelphia, and they became members of Green Street Monthly Meeting. Her husband was employed as a conveyancer in Philadelphia, and Hannah wrote a number of articles for Quaker publications.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection includes correspondence of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke, 1794-1796, and a copy of a letter written by Emmor Kimber concerning an escaped slave, Henry Franklin. Also includes travel journals of William M. and Hannah M. Levick (1844, 1852-53, 1866), poetry by Hannah M. Levick, genealogical material concerning the Moore, Lloyd, Lester, Foulke, and related families, as well as a small amount of miscellaneous material. Hannah kept up an active correspondence with Quaker and other periodicals, and many of her letters apparently were printed in these periodicals. She was interested in the history of the various families from whom she and her husband were descended, and most of the genealogical material was copied by her.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into five series:

Genealogical material Correspondence Writings of William and Hannah (Moore) Levick Legal papers Memorabilia ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Accession information

Donor: Eliza A. Foulke and Lorraine Deibler, 1975

This small collection appears to have been compiled and preserved by Hannah (Moore) Levick. The letters of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke (placed in Series 2 of this RG) were found in 1946 in a piece of furniture which had belonged to May Foulke Beaumont when the Foulke-Beaumont land became the property of Gwynedd MM. May F. Beaumont was the grand-daughter of Dr. Antrim Foulke and great-granddaughter of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.

Preferred Citation

[Indicate the cited item or series here], Hannah M. Levick Family Papers, RG5/086, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Processing information

Arranged in categories and filed in Record Group 5 by FHL Staff.

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Friends Historical Library (TRIPOD). Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings: Researchers are advised to search by subject and author, when applicable.

Diaries Moore family Lloyd family Lester family Foulke family Franklin, Henry, d. 1889 Quakers -- Pennsylvania Quakers -- Social life and customs Quakers -- Diaries -- 19th century Pennsylvania -- Description and travel New Jersey -- Description and travel Voyages and travel -- United States -- 19th century Fugitive slaves -- Pennsylvania Levick, William M., 1821-1874 Foulke, Theophilus, 1761-1798 Foulke, Hannah, 1767-1850 Kimber, Emmor, 1775-1850

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note both the location and box numbers shown below:

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE RECORDS Ser. 1. Genealogical material, 1786-1821, n.d. Foulke family 1 Jones family 1 Lester family 1 Levick family 1 Lloyd family of Dolobran 1 Moore family 1 Noble family 1 Disownment of Theophilus Foulke 1786 8mo 17 by Richland Monthly Meeting 1 Acknowledgment of Hannah (Lester) Foulke, his wife 1793 9mo 19 1 Disownment of Letitia (Lancaster) Foulke, wife of Dr. Antrim Foulke, 1821 8mo 21by Northern District Monthly Meeting 1

Note: Dr. Folk's former property was later bought by Foulkeways, and named for him.

Ser. 2. Correspondence, 1766-1874 Letter by Joseph Lester to his father Feb. 8, 1766 1 Letters of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke 1794-1796 1

Written while he was serving in the Pennsylvania Legislature. He met with an accidental death while home on a visit in 1798.

Letters of Abraham Shriner, Emmor Kimber, and Hannah Levick 1837 and 1880 1

Leters concern a runaway slave, Henry Franklin, whose real name was Bill Bud. Includes a published Sketch of Henry Franklin and Family, 1887 4mo 26, by Hannah M. Levick.

Letters by Hannah M. Levick to Friends Intelligencer and other periodicals, for publication, 1870-1896, and n.d. 1 Ms. Epistles to Ohio and Indiana Yearly Meetings of Women Friends 1870 5mo, 1871 5mo 1 Condolence letters, tributes, and obituaries on the death of William M. Levick 1874 6mo 10 1 Ser. 3. Writings of William and Hannah (Moore) Levick, 1844-1889 Small journal of William M. Levick 1844 7mo. 1

Appears to concern a trip to Long Beach Island, NJ.

Small journal of Hannah M. Levick 1852 6mo 20 1

Journal of trip to Bethlehem, Nazareth, Wind Gap, Stroudsburg, Delaware Water Gap, Easton, and home to Quakertown, Bucks Co.

Small journal of Hannah M. Levick 1853 7mo 20 1

Journal of trip to Long Branch, NJ, and notes about yearly trips there until 1863.

Small journal of Hannah M Levick 1866 9mo 20 1

Journal of trip to Brooklyn, Coney Island, and tours of New York City.

Poetry by Hannah M. Levick 1886-1887 1 Account of the life of Hannah White, a colored woman of Quakertown 1879 7mo 24 1 Account of the life of Ellen McFetridge 1889 1

Includes letter of Ellen's daughter, Ann Jane Detweiler, Nov. 24, 1889.

Ser. 4. Legal papers, 1799-1822, n.d. Will of Thomas Moore, brother of Mordecai Moore (1711-1800), of Philadelphia Aug. 19, 1799 1 Extracts of the will of Sarah Moore, possibly sister of Mordecai Moore, n.d. 1 Extracts of the will of William Jackson of Cecil Co., MD dated Apr. 13, 1822.He 1

William Jackson was an uncle of Priscilla H. Jackson, who married Henry Moore.

Ser. 5. Memorabilia, 1857, n.d. Broadside, “To the Citizens of the Twelfth Ward” Oct. 28, 1857 1

By the Executive Committee for the Relief of the Unemployed and Destitute, William M. Levick, Secretary.

Calling card, W.C. Armor, Executive Department, Harrisburg 1 Fragment on belief in the Scriptures n.d. 1