The ancient testimony and principles of the people called Quakers, renewed, with respect to the King and government; and touching the commotions now prevailing in these and other parts of America, addressed to the people in general.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broadsides.

American loyalists.

Quakers--United States--Early works to 1800.

Society of Friends--Discipline--Early works to 1800.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Conscientious objectors.

Genre:

Addresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 p. )

Other Title:

Ancient testimony and principles of the people called Quakers, renewed,

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia : s.n., 1776]

Notes:

Drop-head title.

Concerning non-participation in the Revolutionary War.

At end: "Signed in and on behalf of a meeting of the representatives of our religious society, in Pennsylvania and New-Jersey; held at Philadelphia, the 20th day of the first month, 1776. John Pemberton, clerk".

Variant 1: p. 3, line 2, has a comma after "remember"; p. 4, line 19, has a colon after "therein", and the signature "John Pemberton, clerk" is 7 cms long.

Variant 2 has three lines of a second paragraph of text on the first page with catchword "and", page 4 has 2 paragraphs of text for the signature statement.

Variant 3 has one line of text of the second paragraph on the first page with catchword "prehend", and 4 paragraphs of text for the signature statement.

Variant 4 has the catchword "the" on the first page.

Variant 5 has eight lines of a third paragraph of text on the first page with catchword "pride".

Horizontal chain lines.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 14765

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3323

Smith, J. Friends' books, 1.766

English Short Title Catalog, W37296.

OCLC:

642791227