Sarah Fell

Fell worked as a Swarthmore farm accountant and clerk of the Lancashire Women Quarterly Meeting.

[1] Fell's account book showed the expenditures for her family and the Swarthmore Minutes (SWMM), which reflected the Quaker philanthropic thoughts and practices.

The names of 198 women who had social or business relationships with Fells appeared at least once in her account book during the six years she recorded.

[3] The book also included the death and funeral information of Sarah Fell's niece Rachel Yeamans, who died as a child on 20 June 1676 while visiting Swarthmore Hall.

She became a banker to her Quaker neighbors and friends, offering financial operations included loans, receipts, and payments.

[5] Her father was not a Quaker, but he allowed her mother and her followers to use Swarthmoor Hall for meetings nonetheless.