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Letter written by the Quaker Alexander Parker to George Fox in 1659.

1659

From: 1659 To: 1659

This letter was written from the house of John Samm (died in Northampton gaol - one of six friends who died of a fever - see Besse p.533) of Houghton Conquest, whose son married a daughter of William Dewsbury, the Quaker 'apostle to Bedfordshire'. The chief importance of the letter, however, are the references to John Bunyan. These show his pre-eminent position in his "society" as early as 1659; an important piece of evidence which has seldom, if ever, been realised. [From notes by Mr. H.G. Tibbutt: (1) John Crook and John Rush of Kempston. (2) "Needs" equals St. Neots. (3) John Crook's - Beckerings Park, near Ridgmont."

Original document in possession of: Society of Friends Library, Euston Road, London (Swarthmore Collection)

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Samm, John,
Dewsbury, William,
Bunyan, John,
Tibbutt, H.G.,
Crook, John,
Rush, John,
Society of Friends

CORRESPONDENCE, Northampton Gaol, DEATH, Quakers, Beckerings Park, RIDGMONT, KEMPSTON, St Neots, Northampton, HOUGHTON CONQUEST