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CHAPTER III.
His marriage-the death of his father-his journeys into the upper
part of New Jersey, and afterwards into Pennsylvania—con-
siderations on keeping slaves-visits to the families of
Friends at several times and places-an epistle from the
General Meeting-journey to Long Island-considerations
on trading, and on the use of spirituous liquors and costly
apparel-letter to a Friend...
CHAPTER IV.
43
His visiting the families of Friends at Burlington-His journey
to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina-
Considerations on the state of Friends there, and the exer-
cise he was under in travelling among those concerned in
keeping slaves: with some observations on this subject—His
epistle to Friends at New Garden and Cane creek-His
thoughts on the neglect of a religious care in the education
of the negroes....
CHAPTER V.
59
Considerations on the payment of a tax laid for carrying on the
war against the Indians-Some notes on Thomas à Kempis
and John Huss-Meetings of the committee of the Yearly
Meeting at Philadelphia-The present circumstances of
Friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey very different from
those of our predecessors-The drafting of the militia in
New Jersey to serve in the army, with some observations on
the state of the members of our Society at that time—His
visit to Friends in Pennsylvania, accompanied by Benjamin
Jones-Proceedings at the Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly
Meetings in Philadelphia, respecting those who keep
slaves.
CHAPTER VI.
81
His visiting the Quarterly Meetings in Chester county; and after-
wards joining with Daniel Stanton and John Scarborough, in
a visit to such as kept slaves there-Some observations on
the conduct those should maintain who are concerned to
speak in meetings for discipline-Several visits to such who
kept slaves: and to Friends near Salem-Some account of
the Yearly Meeting in the year 1759; and of the increasing
concern, in divers provinces, to labour against buying and
keeping slaves-The yearly Meeting epistle-His thoughts
on the smallpox spreading-and on inoculation........... 94
CHAPTER VII.
His visit in company with Samuel Eastburn, to Long Island,
Rhode Island, Boston, &c., in New England-Remarks on
the slave trade at Newport, and his exercise on that ac-
count; also on lotteries-Some observations on the island of
Nantucket.....
CHAPTER VIII.
110
His visits to Pennsylvania, Shrewsbury and Squan-publishes the
second part of his Considerations on keeping negroes-The
grounds of his appearing in some respects singular in his
dress-visits the families of Friends of Ancocas and Mount
Holly meetings-visit to the Indians at Wehaloosing on the
river Susquehanna...
CHAPTER IX.
125
His religious conversation with a company met to see the tricks
of a juggler-John Smith's advice; proceedings of a commit-
tee at the Yearly Meeting in 1764-Contemplations on the
nature of true wisdom, occasioned by hearing of the cruelty
of the Indians to their captives-Visits the families of Friends
at Mount Holly, Mansfield and Burlington, in 1764, and the
meetings on the sea coast from Cape May toward Squan in
1765-visit to the lower counties on Delaware and the East-
ern Shore of Maryland in 1766, in company with John Sleeper;
some account of Joseph Nichols and his followers; and ob-
servations on the different state of the first settlers in Penn-
sylvania who depended on their own labour, and those of the
Southern provinces who kept negroes-visit to the northern
parts of New Jersey the same year, and the western parts
of Maryland and Pennsylvania in 1767, and afterwards
other parts of Pennsylvania and the families of Friends at
Mount Holly; and again several parts of Maryland in 1768—
further considerations on keeping slaves; his concern for
having formerly, as an executor, been party to the sale of
one; and what he did in consequence of it-thoughts on
Friends exercising offices in civil government........ 152
CHAPTER X.
His exercise for the good of the people in the West Indies-com-
municates to Friends his resignation to visit some of these
islands-The state of his mind, and the close considerations
he was led into while under this exercise-preparations to
embark, and considerations on the trade to these islands;
released from the concern he had been under-religious en
gagements after his return home-His sickness, in which he
was brought to a very low state; and the prospects he then
had
169
CHAPTER XI.
Preparing to visit Friends in England-Embarks at Chester, in
company with Samuel Emlen, in a ship bound to London-
His deep exercise, in observing the difficulties and hardships
the common sailors are exposed to-Considerations on the
dangers to which youth are exposed, in being trained to a
sea-faring life; and its inconsistency with a pious education
-thoughts in a storm at sea; with many instructive con-
templations on the voyage-arrival at London... . . . . 177
CHAPTER XII.
Attends the Yearly Meeting in London-proceeds towards York-
shire, visiting several Quarterly and other meetings in the
counties of Hertford, Warwick, Oxford, Nottingham, York,
and Westmoreland; and thence again into Yorkshire, and to
the city of York-some instructive thoughts and observa-
tions-letters on divers subjects-hears of the decease of
William Hunt; some account of him-sickness at York;
and death there
196
Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes; recommended to the
professors of Christianity of every denomination....... 215
Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, recommended to the
professors of Christianity of every denomination. Part the
Second.
232
Considerations on pure wisdom and human policy; on Labour;
on Schools; and on the right use of the Lord's outward
gifts... 274
Considerations on the Harmony of Mankind; and how it is to be
maintained.....
.... 291
CHAP. I.-On serving the Lord in our outward employ-
CHAP. I.-On loving our neighbours as ourselves.... 316
Note on the horrors of the slave trade..... 326
(See page 432 "Friends' Library.")
CHAP. II.-On a Sailor's life......
CHAP. III.-On Silent Worship.
350
354
An Epistle to the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends. 356