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Biographical Catalogue: Being an Account of the Lives of Friends and Others ... - Page 842
1888 - 878 pages
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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time: Being ..., Volume 2

John Fanning Watson - 1857 - 686 pages
...those countries of Europe, where they hear of [it,] that the Quakers do here handel men as they handel there the cattle. And for that reason some have no...separating husbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner we would be done at, [by] ; therefore, we con* The very apprehension...
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Annals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, in the Olden Time: Being ..., Volume 2

John Fanning Watson - 1850 - 628 pages
...plead for it? Truly, we cannot do so, except you shall inform us better hereof, viz. : that Chrislians have liberty to practise these things. Pray, what...or steal us away, and sell us for slaves to strange counlries ; separating husbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner...
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Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - 1864 - 544 pages
...those countries of Europe, where they hear of [it], that the Quakers do here handel men as they handel there the cattle. And for that reason some have no...separating husbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner we would be done at [by], therefore we contradict, and are...
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Notes on the History of Slavery in Massachusetts

George Henry Moore - 1866 - 276 pages
...fell us for flaves to ftrange countries ; feparating hufbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner we would be done at, [by] ; therefore, we contradict, and are againft this traffic of men-body. And we who profefs that...
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The Sunday Magazine

1873 - 932 pages
...manner. And if it is done according to Christianity, pray what thing in the world can be done worse unto us, than if men should rob or steal us away, and sell us for slaves into strange countries, especially husbands from' their wives and children? If this is ¿one well,...
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Friends' Weekly Intelligencer, Volume 31

1875 - 1042 pages
...Christians have liberty to practice these things. Pray, what thing in the world can be done worse toward us than if men should rob or steal us away, and sell...separating husbands from their wives and children ? Being how this is not done in the manner we would be done at, therefore we contradict and are against...
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Friends in the Seventeenth Century

Charles Evans - 1876 - 684 pages
...it is done according to Christianity? You surpass Holland and Germany in this thing. This makes au ill report in all those countries of Europe, where...separating husbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner we would be done at [by] therefore we contradict, and are...
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Friends in the Seventeenth Century

Charles Evans - 1876 - 702 pages
...that reason some have no mind or inclination to come hither. And who shall maintain this your canse, or plead for it? Truly we cannot do so, except you...separating husbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner we would be done at [by] therefore we contradict, and are...
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A Popular History of the United States: From the First Discovery ..., Volume 3

William Cullen Bryant, Sydney Howard Gay - 1879 - 758 pages
...sell them against their will, \ve stand against Pray, what thing in the world can be done worse toward us, than if men should rob or steal us away, and sell...separating husbands from their wives and children. Being now this is not done in the manner we would be done at, therefore, we contradict, and are against...
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Methodist Magazine and Quarterly Review, Volume 35; Volume 43; Volume 65

1883 - 830 pages
...signed by four leading Friends. In it they say : Pray what thing in the world can be done worse toward us than if men should rob or steal us away and sell...separating husbands from their wives and children ? And they conclude by this appeal : Now, consider well this thing, if it is good or bad. And in case...
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