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Elias Hicks
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Elias Hicks (1748-1830) was a prominent Quaker preacher who was born in Hempstead, Long Island. He was an opponent of slavery and published <I>Observations in Slavery</I> in 1811. He married Jemima Seaman in 1771 and had 11 children. Hicks was the leader of the liberal Hicksite separation party after a division occurred in the Society of Friends in 1827.
Mentioned
- Keep, Austin Baxter. History of the New York Society Library, pp. 305
- King, Marion. Books and People: Five Decades of New York's Oldest Library, pp.
- Monaghan, Frank. This was New York, the Nation's Capital in 1789, pp.
| Date Out | Text | Vol | Size | Date In | Rep | Fines | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/20/1791 | Engd | 1 | 8vo. | 09/22/1791 | 361 | ||
| 09/22/1791 | Braddly Mem | 1 | 12mo. | 09/24/1791 | 361 | ||
| 09/24/1791 | Harrisons B. Classics | 1 | 09/29/1791 | 361 | |||
| 09/29/1791 | " | 2 | 10/01/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/01/1791 | " | 3 | 10/04/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/04/1791 | " | 4 | 10/05/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/06/1791 | " | 5 | 10/08/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/08/1791 | Simple Story | 1 | 10/10/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/10/1791 | " | 3 | 10/10/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/10/1791 | School for fathers | 10/14/1791 | 361 | ||||
| 10/14/1791 | Simple Story | 4 | 10/15/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/15/1791 | Cottons Works | 10/17/1791 | 361 | ||||
| 10/17/1791 | Evelina | 2 | 10/20/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/20/1791 | Farces | 3 | 10/21/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/21/1791 | " | 4 | 10/24/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/24/1791 | Farquhar's Works | 10/25/1791 | 361 | ||||
| 10/25/1791 | Centlivres plays | 3 | 10/27/1791 | 361 | |||
| 10/27/1791 | Denial | 11/03/1791 | 361 | ||||
| 11/03/1791 | Simple Story | 3 | 11/21/1791 | 361 | |||
| 11/22/1791 | Euphemia | 1 | 12/20/1791 | 361 | |||
| 12/20/1791 | E. Montague | 1 | 12/29/1791 | 361 | |||
| 12/29/1791 | " | 2 | 01/08/1792 | 361 | |||
| 01/08/1792 | Lavater | 01/12/1792 | 361 | ||||
| 01/12/1792 | " | 01/13/1792 | 361 | ||||
| 01/13/1792 | Calcotts Masons | 01/28/1792 | 361 | ||||
| 01/28/1792 | Farces | 3 | 02/02/1792 | 361 | |||
| 02/02/1792 | Cibbers life | 2 | 02/06/1792 | 361 | |||
| 02/06/1792 | Holes ariosto | 1 | 02/21/1792 | 361 | |||
| 02/21/1792 | Arnold Zulig | 03/01/1792 | 361 | ||||
| 03/01/1792 | Consetts tour | 03/17/1792 | 361 | ||||
| 03/28/1792 | Inchbalds plays | 04/12/1792 | 361 | ||||
| 04/12/1792 | Bee | 5 | 04/18/1792 | 361 | |||
| 04/18/1792 | Bee | 2 | 05/03/1792 | 361 |
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