You Searched For
1 entry found
Search Results
1. Copy of a short account....of Ann Abbott of Ives, [ca. 1792].
- Creator:
- Abbott, Ann
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1792]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c559
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in the hand of John Abbott, of some of the "accounts of Divine occurrences" written by his wife Ann. Topics include her first religious awakenings, temptations, and conversion; experiences of the Spirit at Quaker meetings; her struggles with the proper division between love of God and love of family and friends; and her occasional fondness for "fine dress." This is followed by a copy of a 1789 letter to a young man containing moral and business advice. Abbott concludes this section of the notebook with a description of the final illness and death, in 1791, of this "affectionate wife [and] tender mother." and The notebook concludes with "A Memorable Instance of Divine Guidance," which tells the story of "James Dickensen and Jane Fearn," who fled a house in fear of being murdered and eaten, only to discover "some years later" that their hosts were indeed murderers.
- Description:
- Binding: stiff blue wrappers., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Front cover annotated: "Manuscript book No. 182.", and Pasted in on last page: ALS from William Button to his "uncel," February 1855.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Religious life and customs--18th century
- Subject (Topic):
- Christian life--18th century, Conduct of life--18th century, Quakers, Spiritual biography--England, and Women--Religious life--England
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Copy of a short account....of Ann Abbott of Ives, [ca. 1792].