Philadelphia, 27th tenth month, 1775. : A committee of ten Friends, from the Meeting for Sufferings, waited on the House of Representatives of the province of Pennsylvania, and being admitted, presented an address on behalf of our religious Society ... as follows .. To the representatives of the freemen of the province of Pennsylvania, in Genral Assembly met. The address of the people called Quakers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philadelphia Meeting For Sufferings (Society of Friends)

Pemberton, John, 1727-1795, author.

Pennsylvania. General Assembly, author.

Contributor:

Pemberton, John, 1727-1795.

Pennsylvania. General Assembly, author.

Pennsylvania. General Assembly.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conscientious objectors.

Pacifism.

Liberty of conscience.

Freedom of religion--Pennsylvania.

Freedom of religion.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects.

United States.

History.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

1 sheet ; 1/2⁰

Other Title:

To the representatives of the freemen of the province of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met.

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1775]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Concerning liberty of conscience and urging "conciliatory measures" during the Revolutionary War.

"Signed in and on behalf of a meeting of the representatives of the said people, held at Philadelphia, the 26th day of the tenth month, 1775, by John Pemberton, clerk."--p. 2.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 14053

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3298

Smith, J. Friends' books, 1.766

English Short Title Catalog, W35232.

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