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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07628 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | The Epistle from the Yearly Meeting Held In London [Quaker conduct] |
| Date | 20-25 May 1771 |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Letter to the quarterly and monthly meetings in Great Britain, Ireland, and elsewhere guiding Quaker conduct. The letter warns against overuse of credit, "[f]or by these Practices, many inncocent Wives and Children have been inevitably and unexpectedly involved in ruinous and deplorable Circumstances." Written in the fifth Quaker month. |
| Subjects | Religion Quaker Women's History Children and Family Finance Debt Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Religion; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |