BRIEFER NOTICES By John and Barbara Curtis On Monday evening, November 27, 1978, the annual meeting of the Friends Historical Association was held at the meeting house at 4th and Arch Streets. Despite the season's first snowfall, an eager assemblage of some 80 persons had dinner together in the East Room before holding the business meeting. Publications concerned with aspects of Quaker history appearing in 1978 were reviewed, reports of treasurer and committees read and approved. The president of the Friends Historical Association, Mary Hoxie Jones, then introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. John A. Munroe of the History Department of the University of Delaware. Dr. Munroe gave an interesting account of Quakers during the colonial period in the three lower counties of Pennsylvania, afterwards the state of Delaware. * · * Anita Schorsch, a Quaker authority in the field of American folk painting, has published a volume entitled: "The Morning Stars Sang: the Bible in popular and folk art." Joint author is Martin Grief.» * « A recent British publication which has just become available through Friends Bookstore in Philadelphia concerns the English Friend, J. Rendel Harris, noted Biblical scholar and long-time director of Woodbrooke College in England. Irene Pickard has collected some reminiscences which are published with the title, "Memories of J. Rendel Harris." The price is $2.95 plus postage and handling (75^) from the Friends Bookstore, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102.» » » Two offprints have been received from Kenneth L. Carroll of the Department of Religion at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The October, 1976 issue of Hùtoric Nantucket, vol. 24, no. 2, contains his "An American Quaker Colony in France, 1787-1812," pp. 16-29. Kenneth Carroll's "Robert Pleasants on Quakerism: 'Some Account of the First Settlement of Friends in Virginia . . .' " appeared in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 86, no. 1, (January, 1978) pp. 1-16. An earlier issue of the above journal carried an article by Bruce R. Smith, in vol. 85, no. 2. This article is a scholarly analysis of the life and character of Benjamin Hallowell, a Quaker scientist, educator and idealist of the 19th century. * * * We are indebted to A. Day Bradley for offprints of recent articles he has prepared. In vols. 61 and 62 (1976 and 1977) of the Yearbook of Dutchess County Historical Society, Bradley wrote "Jacob Willetts and early nineteenth century textbooks." In the Journal of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Historical Society, vol. 81 (1977), pp. [25] -29 there is his article, "Joshua Brown, prisoner for conscience sake." 56 BRIEFER NOTICES57 Day Bradley brings to the attention of readers of Quaker History two items which appeared in North Castle History, the publication of the Historical Society of the town of North Castle, Westchester County, New York. In vol. 5, no. 1 (1978), Richard N. Lander writes on the history of the Friends Meeting at North Castle and some of its early members. Accompanying this article is a study by Nicholas Cerullo of the structure of the meetinghouse. This building is the only frame meetinghouse of its type which remains in that area. Bradley states that the description, photographs and drawings contained in Cerullo's article are a significant contribution to the knowledge of Quaker architecture.» » » In the Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 239 (1978), William Gibson wrote about "Two Gentlemen of Tórtola, 1777-1781." This is an account of the Quaker physicians, William Thornton and John Coakley Lettsom, both natives of Tórtola. Dr. Thornton is the subject of a second article uncovered by A. D. Bradley. This one appeared in the Maryland Historical Magazine, vol. 73 (Spring, 1978), pp. 64-70 and consists of a letter of Dr. Thornton's to Col. William Thornton, a British military acquaintance of the same name which is edited and published for the first time by Thomas Brumbaugh. * * * The North Carolina Historical Review, vol. 53 (1976), pp. 113-132 has an article by Roberta Sue Alexander entitled, "Hostility and Hope: black education in North Carolina, 1865-1867." There is brief mention of Friends' activities, including the work of the Freedmen's Aid Association. Kenneth Radbill writes about "Quaker Patriots: the leadership of Owen Biddle and John Lacey...