Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838.

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Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838.

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This volume includes an introduction by Joshua Francis Fisher (1838); [Sir William Keith] "The Life and character of a strange 'He Monster' lately arrived in London from an English Colony in America, . . .[n.d.] (the "Monster" is identified as Andrew Hamilton by Walker Lewis, "William and Mary Quarterly" 38 (1981): 269-294); A modest apology for the eight members [n.d.]; Petitions of merchants and others to the King for the safety of the Province and against the Quakers [n.d.].

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Hamilton, Andrew, -1703

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Born in Scotland, Hamilton settled in New Jersey where he became deputy governor in 1687. He served as proprietary governor of East and West Jersey from 1692-1697 and 1699-1701, and deputy governor of Pennsylvania in 1701. He was also deputy postmaster-general of America, and organized the first postal system in the colonies. From the description of Writ of summons : Perth Amboy, N.J., to the sheriff of Monmouth County, 1694 Sept. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record ...

Marischal, William Keith, Earl, approximately 1665-1712

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Society of Friends

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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...