Quaker Leaflet, 1751
Scope and Contents
A printed leaflet featuring an epistle entitled “To the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings of Friends in Great-Britain, Ireland, and America” printed for the Meeting for Sufferings of the Society of Friends in London, and dated to “the sixth day of the seventh month” 1751. The letter is concerned with the adjustment of the Quaker computation of time to fit the new Christian calendar as decreed by Parliamentary statute as of January 1st, 1752. Following this is a discussion of the ethos behind the Quaker tradition of using numbers to refer to the months of the year and days of the week: the etymological origins of the common names are linked to “Idolatrous Practices” running counter to the exhortation in Exodus that believers “make no mention of the Names of other Gods, neither to let it be heard out of their Mouth.” 4 pages, folio. The paper is heavily creased and torn in places, and should be handled with great care.
Dates
- 1751
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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