A

JOURNAL

OF THE

LIFE, GOSPEL LABORS AND CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCES,

OF THAT FAITHFUL MINISTER OF

JESUS CHRIST,

JOHN WOOLMAN,

TO WHICH ARE ADDED,

HIS LAST EPISTLE,

AND OTHER WRITINGS.

THE WORK OF RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE PEACE; AND THE EFFECT OF RIGHT-
EOUSNESS, QUIETNESS AND ASSURANCE FOR EVER.-Isaiah, xxxii. 17.

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY THE

ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS FOR THE DIFFUSION OF RELIGIOUS
AND USEFUL KNOWLEDGE,

109 NORTH TENTH STREET.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM THE ESTATE OF

LAWRENCE BOND
AUGUST 2, 1935

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CONTENTS.

The Testimony of Friends in Yorkshire, at their Quarterly

Meeting held at York, the 24th and 25th of the third

month, 1773, concerning John Woolman ....

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A Testimony of the Monthly Meeting of Friends, held in

Burlington, the 1st day of the eighth month, in the year

of our Lord, 1774, concerning our esteemed friend, John

Woolman, deceased.

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CHAPTER I.

His birth and parentage, with some account of the opera-

tions of Divine grace on his mind in his youth-His first

appearance in the ministry-Considerations while young

on keeping slaves.

CHAPTER II.

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His first journey, on a religious visit, into East Jersey, in

company with Abraham Farrington - Thoughts on mer-

chandizing, and learning a trade — Second journey, with

Isaac Andrews, into Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,

and North Carolina-Third journey, with Peter Andrews

through part of West and East Jersey-Some account of

his sister Elizabeth, and her death-Fourth journey, with

Peter Andrews, through New York and Long Island, to

New England - Fifth journey, with John Sykes, to the

Eastern Shore of Maryland, and the lower counties on

Delaware.............

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CHAPTER III.

His marriage-The death of his father-His journeys into

the upper part of New Jersey, and afterwards into Penn-

sylvania Considerations on keeping slaves-Visits to the

families of Friends at several times and places - An

epistle from the General Meeting-Journey to Long

Island Considerations on trading, and on the use of

spirituous liquors and costly apparel - Letter to a

Friend......

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CHAPTER IV.

His visiting the families of Friends at Burlington — His

journey to Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and North

Carolina Considerations on the state of Friends there,

and the exercise he was under in travelling among those

concerned in keeping slaves: with some observations on

this subject- His epistle to Friends at New Garden and

Cane Creek His thoughts on the neglect of a religious

care in the education of the negroes.....

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CHAPTER V.

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Considerations on the payment of a tax laid for carrying on

the war against the Indians- Some notes on Thomas à

Kempis and John Huss Meetings of the committee of

the Yearly Meeting at Philadelphia-The present circum-

stances of Friends in Pennsylvania and New Jersey very

different from those of our predecessors The drafting

of the militia in New Jersey to serve in the army, with

some observations on the state of the members of our

Society at that time— His visit to Friends in Pennsylva-

nia, accompanied by Benjamin Jones- Proceedings at the

Monthly, Quarterly, and Yearly Meetings in Philadelphia,

respecting those who keep slaves........
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CHAPTER VI.

His visiting the Quarterly Meetings in Chester county; and

afterwards joining with Daniel Stanton and John Scar-

borough, in a visit to such as kept slaves there - Some

observations on the conduct those should maintain who

are concerned to speak in meetings for discipline-Several

visits to such who kept slaves: and to Friends near Salem

-Some account of the Yearly Meeting in the year 1759;

and of the increasing concern, in divers provinces, to

labor against buying and keeping slaves- The yearly

Meeting epistle-His thoughts on the smallpox spreading

-and on inoculation.........................

CHAPTER VII.

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His visit in company with Samuel Eastburn, to Long Island,

Rhode Island, Boston, etc., in New England-Remarks on

the slave trade at Newport, and his exercise on that ac-

count; also on lotteries-Some observations on the island

of Nantucket

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CHAPTER VIII.

His visits to Pennsylvania, Shrewsbury, and Squan — pub-

lishes the second part of his Considerations on keeping

negroes-The grounds of his appearing in some respects

singular in his dress visits the families of Friends of

Ancocas and Mount Holly meetings-visit to the Indians

at Wehaloosing on the river Susquehanna......

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