The Minutes of the Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Monthly Meeting of Friends, 1699-1785: Men's Minutes, 1762-1785, Women's Minutes, 1699-1782

by Thomas D. Hamm

Book Overview

The south coast of Massachusetts, adjoining the Rhode Island border, was throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries a safe haven for those seeking to avoid too close scrutiny by either provincial authorities or the Congregational establishment in Boston. Thus, this borderland provided a refuge for Native Americans, freed Blacks, and religious dissidents, especially Quakers who faced severe penalties in the Bay Colony. The Dartmouth Monthly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734540184
• ISBN13: 9781734540185
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Colonial Society of Massachusetts
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.9" x 9.8"