Philadelphia 18th 12th mo. 1790. : Yesterday a deputation of the religious society called Quakers, attended the House of Representatives of the United States with the following address and memorial asserting the rights of conscience and the reasons of their restraint from complying with military requisitions. To the President, Senate, and House of Representatives ... in Congress assembled...

Format:

• Microformat

Contributor:

• Waln, Nicholas, 1742-1813.
• United States. Congress 1790-1791)

Series:

• Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22517.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• United States. Congress.
• Society of Friends--Controversial literature.
• Society of Friends.
• Conscientious objectors--Legal status, laws, etc.
• Conscientious objectors.
• United States.
• United States. Congress--(1st, 3rd session : 1790-1791). Bill more effectually to provide ...
• Pacifism.
• Conscientious objectors--United States.
• Conscientious objectors--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
• Draft--United States.
• Draft.

Genre:

• Controversial literature.
• Broadsides.

Physical Description:

• 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 43 x 26 cm
• 4x6 in.
• monochrome
• service copy
• negative

Other Title:

To the President, Senate, and House of Representatives ...

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1790]

Notes:

• Memorial from the yearly meeting convened in Philadelphia, expressing opposition to "A bill more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States."
• Signed: Nicholas Waln, clerk to the meeting this year.
• Printed area measures 36.7 x 20.9 cm.
• Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22517).

Cited in:

Evans 22517

OCLC:

55809976