Pasted in on last page: ALS from William Button to his "uncel," February 1855.

Front cover annotated: "Manuscript book No. 182."

Binding: stiff blue wrappers.

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."

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.

Christian life > 18th century.

Conduct of life > 18th century.

Spiritual biography > England.

Women > Religious life > England.

Great Britain > Religious life and customs > 18th century.