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The Colonies: Motivations and Realities

A critical summary of Quaker beliefs and practices, from a letter to a member of the House of Commons, London, 1736.

A critical summary of Quaker beliefs and practices, from a letter to a member of the House of Commons, London, 1736.

Citation Information: Excerpt from “A letter to a member of the Honourable the House of Commons occasioned by a petition presented from those people called Quakers to that Honourable House,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/b8f04096861c8ad6754e362b9f473902.

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