Eye - 23 August 2024

The discovery of a letter by John Greenleaf Whittier in a Scottish charity shop has presented a mystery, and a Friend shares how suspicious we Quakers are!

by Elinor Smallman 23rd August 2024

The case of the mysterious missive

A note penned by a prominent American Quaker from the 1800s has prompted a charity shop in Scotland to try and track down an elusive donor.

Jenness Mitchell, writing for Sky News, reported on 31 July that a volunteer at Gatehouse of Fleet YMCA discovered a letter from John Greenleaf Whittier inside a book. It was one of a number donated by one person on 8 July.