Pemberton Manuscripts, 1756-1812

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Pemberton Manuscripts, 1756-1812

1756-1812

http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/MSS039pem

The collection contains primarily family correspondence of the three Pemberton brothers -- Israel, James, and John, prominent members of the Society of Friends in Philadelphia who were exiled to Virginia during the Revolutionary War for their pacifism. It also includes a small number of correspondence from Edward Stabler and Alexander White, an account on the life of James Pemberton, and the will of his wife, Phebe Lewis Pemberton. Topics include the Pembertons' exile to Winchester, Va., with other Quakers during the Revolution as conscientious objectors, Quaker ministers, the disposition of the estate of Anthony Benezet, and Quaker concerns especially pacifism.

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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

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Pemberton, John, 1727-1795

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John Pemberton (1727-1795) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on November 25 (Old Style), 1727, the youngest son of Israel Pemberton Sr. and Rachel Read. Pemberton went to England for his health in 1751, and accompanied John Churchman on the voyage and on the preacher's travels in England. Pemberton first spoke as a minister in Penzance, Cornwall. He was involved in Native American issues and was present at the Treaty with the Indians at Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1757. Pemberton married Hann...

Zane, Isaac, 1710-1794

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Isaac Zane was a Philadelphia Quaker carpenter. Born in 1710 to Nathaniel Zane in Gloucester County, New Jersey, he moved to Philadelphia around the age of 14 and lived there the rest of his life. He married Sarah Elfreth, daughter of shipwright Henry Elfreth, in 1733/34. The couple had eight children, including Isaac Zane (1743-1795) and Hannah Zane Pemberton (1734-). Zane was active in the Society of Friends, serving as an elder for roughly 40 years. He joined many other Quakers in opposing sl...