To the President, Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States in Congress assembled
The Memorial and Address of a number ofthe People called Quakers residing in
and near the City of Philadelphia
Respectfully showeth
That deeply affected with the great effusion of Human
Blood, and the Slaughter of our Fellow Men, in the late contestswho have been lately engaged
in War with the Indian Natives, we sincerely lament the miseries and
distress which These mournful circumstances have this unhappy contention hath produced, and may be yet further
increased, if the same hostile measures are continued . We conceive it to be our
duty, and among our Rights as Citizems, to suggest to you our painful
Feelings on the subject: a serious and deep consideration of it's importance
being among the most interesting objects that can claim the attention of the
Guardians of the Public Welfare, andwe therefore weardently desire that
under the influence of the true Wisdom you may be directed to pursue such
pacific measures as have been heretofore experienced to be salutary and
effectual, in securing Peace and Friendship with the original Holders of
Owners of this Land, whose religious and instruction and civilization, if rightly
promoted, may tend to this desireable end, believing the Blessing of
a Righteous God who made of one Blood all Nations of Men, well be
graciously vouchsafed to those, who on the principles of Justice and EquityMercy use their endeavours to prevent the shedding of
Human Blood, and to promote Love and peace among Men
Philadelphia 12 mo 1791
Signed in and on behalf our Meeting for Suffering of a Meeting appointed to represent for in Pennsylvania: New Jersey, Delaware and parts of Maryland and Virginia
our religious society held in
Philadel:the 17th day of the 12th mo. 1791
• Jos. Bringhurst
• Tho Gaskill NL
• Tho Morris NL
• John Elliot
• Tho. Redman NL
• James Whiteall NL
• James Cresson NL
• Willm Savery
• Saml Clark NL
• Tho. Lightfoot
• Saml Emlen
• Ben Hooten NL
• Oliver Paxson CHECK
• Samuel Smith NL
• Willm Blakey CHECK
• David Evans?? NL
• Abra. Cadwalader NL
• Daniel Drinker NL
• Jonah Bunting?? NL
• Isaac Zane?? NL
• Owen Jones NL
• James Moon NL
• Jams Pemberton
• John Hoskins NL
• John Pemberton
• David Bacon
• Charles West NL
• John Parrish
• Thos Scattergood
• Jesse Foulke
• John Field
• Caleb Carmalt
• Eli Yarnall
• Nicholas Waln
• Benj Smith NL
• Mark Miller NL??
• Jon Evans Jun NL
• Willm Wilson
• John Roberts?? NL
• Daniel Offley??? NL
