SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE AND RELIGIOUS LABOURS OF SARAH GRUBB. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE SCHOOLS AT ACKWORTH AND YORK..
1795 · Wilmington
by [Grubb, Sarah]
Wilmington: Bonsal & Starr, 1795. 378pp. Contemporary calf, spine gilt, leather label; rebacked with original spine laid down. Corners rubbed. Text lightly but evenly toned. Very good. Diary of British Quaker minister Sarah Grubb who worked tirelessly on behalf of the poor and was an advocate of education. Grubb founded two schools for girls; her diary was published posthumously, first appearing in England in 1792 and then in Trenton and Wilmington in 1795. EVANS 28777. RINK DELAWARE 376 (Inventory #: WRCAM45570)