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Box 16

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Contains 66 Results:

An address to King George the third, 1783

 File — Box: 16
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"An address read and delivered to the King by David Barclay, accompanied by many other Friends, upon the conclusion of peace in the year 1783."

Dates: 1783

Totten, Robert to New York Monthly Meeting, 1783 1mo 18

 File — Box: 16
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Robert Totten, born 1769, son of Peter and Freelove Totten of Purchase Monthly Meeting. He was disowned by New York Monthly Meeting in 1782. In his letter he objects to the way his case was handled, mis-statement in the testimony against him. Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997.

Dates: 1783 1mo 18

Sufferings, War taxes, 1783 3mo 31, 9mo, 12mo 16

 File — Box: 16
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Items confiscated from Friends. Gift of Bliss Forbush, 1968

Dates: 1783 3mo 31, 9mo, 12mo 16

Cooper, David (Woodberry) to "Dear Children", 1783 4mo 30

 File — Box: 16
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Directions for his coffin, burial, and funeral, including an address to be read at the graveside. Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997.

Dates: 1783 4mo 30

Scott, John to Phillips, James, 1783 5mo 18

 File — Box: 16
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Plans for the publication of Scott’s Critical Essays. Enclosures: Engraving of John Scott and two clippings about him. Purchased from I.K. Fletcher, 1967.

Dates: 1783 5mo 18

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The address of the people called Quakers to the Unites States in Congress assembled., 1783 10mo 4

 File — Box: 16
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Handwriting of Anthony Benezet? Relating to slavery. Also another copy. Attached: Letter from Anthony Benezet to the Meeting for Sufferings in Philadelphia reporting the delivering of the address, and a M.S. copy of the address. See also: Oversize: MISC MSS ++: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, 10-4-1783, for photocopy of this address, containing all signatures.

Dates: 1783 10mo 4