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Title: The testimony of the people called Quakers, given forth by a Meeting of the representatives of said people, in Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, held at Philadelphia the twenty-fourth Day of the first Month, 1775.; 711. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Pemberton, James, 1723-1809.The testimony of the people called Quakers, given forth by a Meeting of the representatives of said people, in Pennsylvania and New-Jersey, held at Philadelphia the twenty-fourth Day of the first Month, 1775
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7107
Description: A Quaker announcement, after a meeting of representatives, that pacifism is still a primary principle of the religion and that those quakers who are participating in the war are disapprobated. The friends urge that reconciliation with the King.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Mobilizing the Populace; Politics and the Causes of Revolution; Broadsides; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects--Society of Friends; Society of Friends--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--18th century; Pemberton, James, 1723-1809; Society of Friends
Date: 1775-01-24; 2022

Title: Logan, George to Benjamin Franklin, 1781 July 15; Logan, G.. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:10164
Description: George Logan writes to Benjamin Franklin about the war and other matters. He writes that Franklin's friends Hugh Roberts, Samuel [Rhodes] Rhoads, and Dr. [Thomas] Bond greatly anticipate his return from France. Logan asks for advice on the Loganian Library as Franklin is the only other living trustee. Logan asks that Franklin send his respects to Dr. [Jan] Ingenhousz, if he is in Paris. Logan writes extensively about the war in the Southern States and, presumably, refugees from Charlestown who is attempting to aid.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; Roberts, Hugh; Rhoads, Samuel, 1711-1784; Bond, Thomas, 1712-1784; Ingenhousz, Jan, 1730-1799; Pemberton, James, 1723-1809; Loganian Library, Society of Friends
Date: 1781-07-15; 2022

Title: Hutchinson, James to Israel Pemberton, 1777 September 22
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:7242
Description: Letter from James Hutchinson to Israel Pemberton about current events of the war, including the detention of family members.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Quakers--Pennsylvania--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects--Society of Friends; Pleasants, Mary Pemberton; Pemberton, Mary Stanbury; Rhoads, Samuel, 1711-1784; Pemberton, John, 1727-1795; Pemberton, James, 1723-1809
Date: 1777-09-22; 2022