The following remonstrance, was this day presented to the president and Council, by the hands of their Secretary : To the President and Council of Pennsylvania. The remonstrance of Israel Pemberton, John Hunt, and Samuel Pleasants, sheweth, that Lewis Nicola, is about to deprive us of our liberty, by an order from you ..

Contributor:

Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784 (printer)

Name:

Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779; Hunt, John, 1711 or 1712-1778; Pleasants, Samuel, 1737-1807; Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council

Timespan:

Revolution, 1775-1783

Date:

1777

Language:

English

Provenance:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (former owner)

Publisher:

Printed by Robert Bell, in Third-Street

Relation:

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rbpe.1440300b

Subject:

Nicola, Lewis, 1717-1807; Nicolas, Lewis; Pleasants, Samuel, 1737-1807; Hunt, John, 1711 or 1712-1778; Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779; Society of Friends -- Political activity; Society of Friends; Pemberton, Israel, 1715-1779 Trials, litigation, etc; Hunt, John, 1711 or 1712-1778 Trials, litigation, etc; Pleasants, Samuel, 1737-1807 Trials, litigation, etc; History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page); 42 x 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Pennsylvania

Related Place:

United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Requesting a hearing before a court of law, for these three Quakers to defend themselves against imprisonment for disaffection to the American cause. The request was repeated the following day (Evans 15499).; The remonstrance is dated: Philadelphia, 4th 9mo 1777.; Includes copy of the resolution of Council directing that the prisoners be sent to Stanton, county of Augusta, Virginia, "there to be secured." Dated Thursday, Sep. 4, 1777.; Broadside.; Acquired in 1903 as part of the Benjamin Franklin Papers.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Mapcase AB7 P3696 777f

Collection:

Printed Ephemera Collection (Library of Congress); Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania); American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania); Benjamin Franklin Papers (University of Pennsylvania)