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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00527.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Journal of the Quakers exiled to Virginia |
| Title | Journal of the exiled friends in Virginia |
| Date | 2 September - 31 December 1777 |
| Author | Fisher, Samuel R. (fl. 1777) |
| Document Type | Diary |
| Content Description | Daily journal of one of the company of Quakers suspected of disloyalty, detained, and exiled from Pennsylvania to Winchester and Stauton, Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Contains details of the imprisonment and removal from Philadelphia, mentions sympathizers met along the way, and comments on life in Virginia. Includes various letters, petitions, and official orders made regarding the case. Composed by the group as a whole, and probably intended as their official account. |
| Subjects | Religion Quaker Revolutionary War Oath Loyalist Prisoner Government and Civics Military History |
| People | Fisher, Samuel R. (fl. 1777) Gilpin, Thomas Sr. (1727-1778) Gilpin, Thomas Jr. (fl. 1777) Pemberton, James (1723-1809) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Winchester, Virginia |
| Theme | Religion; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |