The memorial and petition of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, to the legislature of Virginia on the subject of militia fines. : Together with the letter of Benjamin Bates on the same.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Virginia. Meeting for Sufferings.

Contributor:

Bates, Benjamin, 1769-1812.

Virginia. General Assembly.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 44112.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pacifism--Religious aspects--Society of Friends.

Pacifism.

Society of Friends--Doctrines.

Society of Friends.

Conscientious objectors--Virginia.

Conscientious objectors.

Freedom of religion--Virginia.

Freedom of religion.

Virginia.

Genre:

Memorials (Legal)

Physical Description:

18 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm

Other Title:

Memorial, &c. To the legislature of Virginia.

Place of Publication:

New-York: : Printed by Samuel Wood & Sons, no. 261, Pearl-Street., 1818.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Caption title: Memorial, &c. To the legislature of Virginia. The memorial and petition of the Religious Society of Friends (commonly called Quakers.)

"Signed by order and on behalf of a meeting of the representatives of the aforesaid Society, held in Dinwiddie County, the 17th of the 11th month, 1810. Benj. Bates, clerk at this time."--p. 8.

For a discussion of the memorial and Bates's letter, written at the request of Representative George Hay, see: Worrall, Jay. The friendly Virginians, 1994, p. 311-312.

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