Photo: Joshua Buffum’s account book in a glass case. Credit: Peabody Essex Museum.

17th Century Quaker Joshua Buffum’s Account Book

By Melissa Berry on June 21, 2021

Melissa Berry writes about Quaker Joshua Buffum’s account book (1672-1705), which gives insight into life in the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony... (Read More)

Photo: Quaker cemetery at Shelter Island, New York. Credit: Bridge and Tunnel Club https://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/outoftown/longisland/suffolkcounty/shelterisland/quakercemetery/index.htm

Quaker Letter from 1660 Reveals Troubled Time

By Melissa Berry on June 16, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the persecution of Quakers by the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on a letter written in 1660... (Read More)

Photo: marker for the Friends Burial Ground on Essex Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Credit: Ryan McBride; Salem News.

Rare Quaker Bible from Early Colonial Days

By Melissa Berry on June 3, 2021

Melissa Berry continues her story about the persecution of Quakers by the 17th century Puritan authorities, focusing on the Buffum family Bible... (Read More)

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