Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Diary of Christopher Marshall, September 24, 1774

This same day began the Quakers' Yearly Meeting, and continued from day to day, until the first of October, from which meeting, they sent forth an epistle that has given great offence to the friends of freedom and liberty in America.

SOURCE: William Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1, 1774-1777, p. 11

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