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Jay T. Snider Collection
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PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. ... To the President and Executive Council, the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, and others whom it may concern; The following Representation on Behalf of the People called Quakers. Philadelphia: [Francis Bailey], 6 December 1781. 3 pp., bifolium (337 x 210 mm). Signed in print by John Drinker, Clerk. Unbound, deckle edges. Condition: folds, very minor staining. Even after the release of the Virginia exiles, members of the Society of Friends were generally treated with disdain in Revolutionary Philadelphia. Further arrests were made, as well as the random searching of homes and the confiscation of goods. During celebrations in the city after the fall of Yorktown, the windows of the homes of many Quakers were broken and several houses plundered. In this atmosphere, at the close of the Revolution, the Society issued this circular letter to remind the public of their principles and Pennsylvania's founding ideals of religious toleration. Evans 17166; Hildeburn 4164; Sabin 60712.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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