Hannah M. (Hannah Moore) Levick Family Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence of Theophilus and Hannah Foulke, 1794-1796, and a copy of a letter written by Emmor Kimber concerning Henry Franklin (a freedom-seeker escaping enslavement), . 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.
Dates
- Creation: 1766-1896
Creator
- Hannah M. (Hannah Moore) Levick (Person)
- Franklin, Henry, -1889 (Contributor, Person)
- Levick, William M., 1821-1874 (Contributor, Person)
- Foulke, Theophilus, 1761-1798 (Contributor, Person)
- Foulke, Hannah, 1767-1850 (Contributor, Person)
- Kimber, Emmor, 1775-1850 (Contributor, Person)
Limitations on Accessing the Collection
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Rights Information
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / 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.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language
English
Overview
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.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series:
- Genealogical material
- Correspondence
- Writings of William and Hannah (Moore) Levick
- Legal papers
- Memorabilia
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
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.
Processing Information
Arranged in categories and filed in Record Group 5 by FHL Staff.
Subject
- Moore family (Family)
- Lloyd family (Family)
- Lester family (Family)
- Foulke family (Family)
- Title
- An Inventory of the Hannah M. Levick Family Papers, 1766-1896
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1975
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Revision Statements
- 2020: Updated outdated, harmful terminology related to enslavement, except where it appears in a title, quotation, or subject heading.
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