The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-09-22

stances were convinced OF the evil tnereOI
and who manumitted their slaves. The manu-
facture, sale and use Of intoxicating liquors
were discouraged and some of those who were
unwilling to give up the traffic were disowned
from membership.
Even after the treaty of VIM. Penn with the
Indians by which Friends considered they had
gained title to this land from the rightful
owners, they had q concern to look after the
welfare Of those denizens of the woods and
whose care and kindness was always apprecia-
ted by them. In 1853 Joseph Payne, q member
of West Nottingham Preparative Meeting,
was dismissed from membership for taking
up arms against the Indians and was never
reinstAted. This is the first account Of any
Friend having assumed warlike measures
against the red man and they had always lived
and mingled together with perfect friendship
ever since the time of the aforesaid treaties,
since which time more than so years had
elapsed. showing the great wisdom Of VIM.
Penn in purchasing the land and not driving
them from it by force: it being much cheaper
in the end and giving an undisputed possession
of the country.
During this period occurred the Revolution
airy war which was trying time to those nom
resistant people and many were the violations
Of the discipline in regard to war. Some of
the young men shouldered the musket and
went forth to help in the great struggle to free
us from the rule Of q despotic foreign power.
Some gave aid and comfort to the soldier,
some soldlprovisions to the army, some exerted
themselves to regain possession Of cattle and
horses taken from them while others violated
the nonresident principle in other ways and
had to be visited by committees appointed by
the meeting and dealt with in kind and
loving manner to convince them of the evil Of
their ways.
The body Of Friends thus in declining to
join in this great struggle for an Independent
government brought upon themselves the ep-
tibet of Tory by many Of those who consider
ed war right in good cause and believed
Friends to be in sympathy with their former
government. New Garden Records show this:
At our monthly meeting hsld at New Garden
We 9th day Of ye 9th mo-, 1728. Friends Of ye
West End of Nottingham request; as they
have meeting granted them ye first First
day in every month that they may have one
on the third First-day also during ye
winter season.
Among the early Friends settlers Of West
Nottingham was John Kay and tradition has
it that this Kay was descendant Of the first
male child born of English parents ON the site
of Philadelphia after it was laid out for CT ty
In consequence Penn presented him with q
square in the new town and his appreciation
of this present was such that upon arriving at
manhood he exchanged it for horse. saddle
and bridle
The Henry Reynolds who settled In West
Nottingham 10 supposed to have been the
founder Of Rising Sun formerly known as
Summer Hill. by opening public house near
the cross roads.
At preparative Meeting held 1t West Not
tingham on the 10th day Of eth month. 1757.
friends of Little Britain were granted liberty
to hold Preparative Meeting among them
selves but on account Of some defect in the
title to the meeting house property the Pre-
parative meeting was not held until 175S
Nottingham monthly meeting records show
that in 176s it was settled to collect for the
Quarterly Meeting 6. Is shillings:- East Not
tingham's share. II shillings; West Noting
hams share, shillings; Little Britain's
share, 8 shillings.
The line between the states of Maryland and
Pennsylvania. known a. Mason and Dixon's
line was run or rather finished In l786 which
showed that the greater part Of Nottingham
Lots were In Maryland and not in Pennsyl-
vania as formerly supposed. yet all who had
obtained land under grant from VIM. Penn
were allowed to retain their property.
The first monthly meeting held ct West Not
tingham was in the 5th mo-, 177S in conse-
quence Of East Nottingham meeting house
being occupied as hospital by division Of
the American Army and Nottingham monthly
meeting became to be held here regularly at
stated intervals in 1904. Alternately between
here and East Nottingham. Here in the odd
months and at East nottingham in the even
months.
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