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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07629 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [Revolution] |
| Date | 19-24 May 1777 |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Contains a letter to friends at the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain and Ireland, and another letter to friends at their yearly meeting in Philadelphia. Both letters guide the conduct of Quakers, and encourage peaceful conduct in the face of the American Revolution: "...the general body of friends in America, under all the trials and difficulties they are exposed to in these times of confusion and peril, have been preserved in a conduct consistent with our peaceable principles." Written in the fifth Quaker month. |
| Subjects | Religion Quaker Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Revolutionary War Military History |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |