Proclamations, 1657-1675.

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Proclamations, 1657-1675.

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Photocopy of Flushing Remonstrance, 1657, a declaration of religious tolerance by non-Quaker inhabitants of Town of Flushing to Governor Peter Stuyvesant, protesting Stuyvesant's actions against various religious groups within the colony of New Netherland. Testimony approved at a quarterly Quaker meeting at Flushing, 1675.

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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...

Bowne House Historical Society

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Collecting area: Materials pertaining to Bowne and Parsons families of Flushing and their descendents. Will also accept documents about the history of Flushing. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155466422 Founded 1945 to maintain and preserve historic Bowne House in Flushing built in 1661 by John Bowne, defender of religious freedom, the Bowne House Historical Society encourages and maintains interest in the early history of Flush...

Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672

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Governor of New Netherlands (colonial New York). From the description of Grant and commission of Peter Stuyvesant, 1646-1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71065643 Governor of New Amsterdam. From the description of Thanksgiving proclamation, 1662. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451597 ...