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A Letter From One of the Society of Friends Relative to the Conscientious Scrupulousness of Its Members to Bear Arms
179548741Philadelphia: From the Press 1795. First Edition. Octavo 21.5cm.; untrimmed stitched self-wrappers; 18pp. Coin-sized loss at top margin of last few leaves touching page numbering two small wormholes affecting imprint old dark stain to a few internal leaves else a Good or better unopened copy. Anonymous letter published without the author's consent or knowledge by his correspondent: "The Writer of the following Letter may be surprised to meet with it in Print without having been previously consulted and his Permission obtained for the Publication of it; but his Correspondent hopes that the Motive of his committing it to the Press.may obtain him the Excuse of the Author" p. 2. An early defense of the religious right not to bear arms criticizing the proposed militia bill which would fine those unwilling to bear arms stating "That the infliction of fines or other punishments would be as ineffectual in recconciling sic quakers in America to carry arms as they proved in prevailing upon them in England to make oath" p. 10. ESTC W13134; EVANS 28967; SABIN 40335. From the Press unknown books
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