To the representatives of the freemen of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met : Divers freemen of the said commonwealth beg leave to shew, that, by the laws of the state, religious societies of people are entitled to hold lots of ground for the purposes of erecting thereon houses for worship, school houses, and for burying grounds.
| Author/creator | Society of Free Quakers |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Philadelphia] : [Printed by Francis Bailey], [1781] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 42 x 35 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17164. ^A478749 |
| General note | Petition presented Dec. 2, 1781, by members of the Society of Free Quakers, who had been disowned by the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for affirming allegiance to Pennsylvania and the United States and for holding public office, paying taxes, and bearing arms. The petitioners request that their right "to hold in common with others of that society, the meeting houses, school houses, burying grounds, lots of land, and other the estates ..." be recognized by the commonwealth. |
| General note | Imprint supplied by Evans. |
| General note | Text in two columns; printed area measures 18.4 x 21.9 cm. |
| References | Evans 17164 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4165 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17164). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |