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(QUAKERS.). [ANON.]. A Letter from One of the Society of Friends, Relative to the Conscientious Scrupulousness of Its Members to Bear Arms. [Philadelphia?]: From the Press, 1795. 1st ed. 8vo. 18pp. Sewn & uncut (a few small worm holes in margin). $225.00
Evans 28967. Relates to a militia bill before Congress which would require those unwilling to bear arms to pay a fine for the exemption, which the writer finds as repugnant as the act itself. One of a handful of early American works which lead to the American peace crusade of the early 19th century.