Philadelphia 18th 12th mo. 1790.
Subtitle: Yesterday a deputation of the religious society called Quakers, attended the House of Representatives of the United States with the following address and memorial asserting the rights of conscience and the reasons of their restraint from complying with military requisitions. To the President, Senate, and House of Representatives ... in Congress assembled. ..
Contributors: Waln, Nicholas, 1742-1813; United States. Congress
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 22517
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1790
Place of publication: [Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: United States. -- Congress; Society of Friends -- Controversial literature; Pacifism; Conscientious objectors -- United States; Conscientious objectors -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States; Draft -- United States
Other titles: To the President, Senate, and House of Representatives ..
Notes: Memorial from the yearly meeting convened in Philadelphia, expressing opposition to "A bill more effectually to provide for the national defence, by establishing an uniform militia throughout the United States."

Signed: Nicholas Waln, clerk to the meeting this year

Printed area measures 36.7 x 20.9 cm

Evans 22517

Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 22517)