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Gilpin, Thomas, fl. 1848 [Exiles in Virginia: with observations on the conduct of the Society of Friends during the Revolutionary War].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00527.02 Author/Creator: Gilpin, Thomas, fl. 1848 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1848 Pagination: 302 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

A compilation of the official papers of the government and the edited transcription of the journal written by exile Samuel Fisher and others about the Philadelphia Quakers who were exiled to Virginia in 1777 and 1778. Gilpin was a son of one of the exiles.

Gilpin, Thomas Jr., fl. 1777
Gilpin, Thomas Sr., fl. 1777
Fisher, Samuel R., fl. 1777-1778
Pemberton, James, fl. 1848

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