Prisoners of Congress : Philadelphia's Quakers in exile, 1777-1778 / Norman E. Donoghue II.

Author/creator Donoghue, Norman E. author.
Format Book
PublicationUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Descriptionxix, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Society of Friends--Pennsylvania. --Philadelphia. --History. --18th century.
Society of Friends--Virginia. --Winchester. --History. --18th century.
Exiles--Pennsylvania. --Philadelphia. --History. --18th century.
Exiles--Virginia. --Winchester. --History. --18th century.
United States--History. --Revolution, 1775-1783. --Religious aspects. --Society of Friends.
United States--History. --Revolution, 1775-1783. --Conscientious objectors.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History. --Revolution, 1775-1783.
Winchester (Va.)--History. --18th century.

Contents Quaker rebellion -- Quaker refusals -- Friends as enemies -- Quaker arrests -- Peaceable caravan -- Virginia exiles -- Quaker home front -- Quaker peace mission -- Quaker ordeals -- Winter stress -- Shadow of death -- "Entirely an act of our own" -- "Able politicians" -- Release and return.
Abstract "Norman E. Donoghue II is an independent historian of American Quakerism based in Philadelphia"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022061221
ISBN9780271095073
ISBN0271095075 hardcover

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