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They whipped Quakers , bored holes in their tongues , branded them with hot
irons , and even hung them for their ... The term Quaker now so venerated and
respected was given this sect in derision , just as the Puritans , Protestants and
many ...
They whipped Quakers , bored holes in their tongues , branded them with hot
irons , and even hung them for their ... The term Quaker now so venerated and
respected was given this sect in derision , just as the Puritans , Protestants and
many ...
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Their practices so generally agreed with their principles , that society was
compelled to admit that the profession of a Quaker or Friend , as they usually
styled themselves , was a guaranty of a morality above the ordinary level of the
world .
Their practices so generally agreed with their principles , that society was
compelled to admit that the profession of a Quaker or Friend , as they usually
styled themselves , was a guaranty of a morality above the ordinary level of the
world .
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When his father first learned that his son was in danger of becoming a Quaker ,
he was incredulous . The admiral was a worldly , ambitious man and had great
plans in view for his son , which would all be blasted if the precocious youth ...
When his father first learned that his son was in danger of becoming a Quaker ,
he was incredulous . The admiral was a worldly , ambitious man and had great
plans in view for his son , which would all be blasted if the precocious youth ...
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The first event that drew Penn's particular attention to America was when he was
called upon to act as umpire between the two Quaker proprietors of New Jersey .
Having the New World thus thrust upon his attention , the young convert to the ...
The first event that drew Penn's particular attention to America was when he was
called upon to act as umpire between the two Quaker proprietors of New Jersey .
Having the New World thus thrust upon his attention , the young convert to the ...
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... the territory of Baltimore ; but the baron would not sell it . Penn then assured
the Duke that Lord Baltimore's claim was “ against law , civil and common . ” The
duke gladly assented to the opinion , and the worldly - wise Quaker obtained
from ...
... the territory of Baltimore ; but the baron would not sell it . Penn then assured
the Duke that Lord Baltimore's claim was “ against law , civil and common . ” The
duke gladly assented to the opinion , and the worldly - wise Quaker obtained
from ...
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| Title | Columbian Historical Novels, Volume 7 Columbian Historical Novels, John Roy Musick |
| Author | John Roy Musick |
| Publisher | R.H. Whitten Company, 1906 |
| Original from | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitized | 24 Apr 2015 |
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