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... Quaker's Arguments with Orthodox Ministers , 1704 . 99. Reverend John Wesley : An Evangelist in Georgia , 1736-1737 · A ... Quakers : The First Vote against Slavery , 1688 103 . " Hon'ble Judge Sewall in New England " : " The Selling of ...
... Quaker's Arguments with Orthodox Ministers , 1704 . 99. Reverend John Wesley : An Evangelist in Georgia , 1736-1737 · A ... Quakers : The First Vote against Slavery , 1688 103 . " Hon'ble Judge Sewall in New England " : " The Selling of ...
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... Quaker meeting ( No. 102 ) ; colonial Con- gresses ( Nos . 184 , 187 , 205 ) ; continental Congresses ( Nos . 141 , 153 , 155 , 185 , 188 , 189 , 190 ) ; committees of Congress ( No. 207 ) . The proceedings of assemblies constitute only ...
... Quaker meeting ( No. 102 ) ; colonial Con- gresses ( Nos . 184 , 187 , 205 ) ; continental Congresses ( Nos . 141 , 153 , 155 , 185 , 188 , 189 , 190 ) ; committees of Congress ( No. 207 ) . The proceedings of assemblies constitute only ...
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... Quaker who came to Pennsylvania in 1759. The book was written from 1778 to 1780. — See below , No. 31 . David Ramsay , The History of the American Revolution . 2 vols . Phila- delphia , 1789. — Ramsay was a member of Congress in 1782 ...
... Quaker who came to Pennsylvania in 1759. The book was written from 1778 to 1780. — See below , No. 31 . David Ramsay , The History of the American Revolution . 2 vols . Phila- delphia , 1789. — Ramsay was a member of Congress in 1782 ...
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... Quaker settlements in America . Bibliography : Tyler , American Literature , II , 228-229 ; Winsor , Narrative and Critical History , V , 242-245 ; Channing and Hart , Guide , § 108. For previous Pennsylvania history , see ...
... Quaker settlements in America . Bibliography : Tyler , American Literature , II , 228-229 ; Winsor , Narrative and Critical History , V , 242-245 ; Channing and Hart , Guide , § 108. For previous Pennsylvania history , see ...
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... Quakers bear equal Share in the Govern- ment . They live Friendly and Well together ; there is no Persecution for Religion , nor ever like to be ; ' tis this that knocks all Commerce on the Head , together with high Imposts , strict ...
... Quakers bear equal Share in the Govern- ment . They live Friendly and Well together ; there is no Persecution for Religion , nor ever like to be ; ' tis this that knocks all Commerce on the Head , together with high Imposts , strict ...
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