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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06258 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | An Address to the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, by those freemen, of the city of Philadelphia, who are now confined in the Mason's lodge; By virtue of a general warrant, signed in council by the Vice President of the council of Pennsylvania |
| Date | 1777 |
| Author | Pemberton, Israel (1715-1779) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Signed on p. 52 by Pemberton and twenty-one others. Includes copies of orders of the Supreme Executive Council, remonstrances addressed to the Council, and other papers upon the state's arrest of Quakers (including himself) on suspicion of Loyalist sympathies during the Revolutionary War, and their confinement without a hearing or trial. Printed by Robert Bell. Evans 15496. |
| Subjects | Quaker Religion Loyalist Oath Revolutionary War Military History Habeas Corpus Prisoner Prisoner of War |
| People | Pemberton, Israel (1715-1779) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Religion; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Collateral to GLC 527. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |