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Evans, Jonathan, fl. 1814 To Our Fellow Citizens of the United States.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07331 Author/Creator: Evans, Jonathan, fl. 1814 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 21 October 1814 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 33.1 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Quotes a Philadelphia newspaper article that characterizes opposition to War of 1812 discussed at a Quaker meeting as treason. The Quakers charge that the article is both false and a fabrication. They claim that political subjects are not discussed at their religious assemblies. They also reaffirm Quaker pacifism, but note that they are bound to live peaceably under the government, even if that means submitting to fines and imprisonment for refusing to bear arms. Issued from a Quaker meeting by the meeting clerk, Jonathan Evans. With Ex-lib stamp.

Evans, Jonathan, fl. 1814

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