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Manuscript Document. "Remonstrance to the Congress." Philadelphia, September 9, 1777. Folio sheet, horizontal split along center fold - no loss of manuscript. Contemporary copy. "To the Congress. The Remonstrance of Subscribers, Citizens of Philadelphia."
Philadelphia Quakers Isaac, James & John Pemberton, Thomas Wharton, Henry Drinker, Thomas Fisher & Samuel Fisher & Samuel Pleasant protest their arrest & confinement by order of the President & Council of Pennsylvania for refusing to take up arms against the British. They nevertheless aver their loyalty to America & the Principles of Justice & Liberty.