Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, May 11, 1670

Item

Title

Phineas Pemberton, Ralph Pemberton, May 11, 1670

Description

Letter dated May 11, 1670 (May 1, 1670 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his father, Ralph Pemberton. He tells his father about his recent imprisonment in Lancaster Castle, that he does not know when he will come home, and being met with treatment "something harsh & cruel." Despite being told to not attend a meeting in town, Phineas intends to hold a meeting with two fellow Friends imprisoned alongside him, Margaret Fell and Francis Dunn: Initially, they were to be tried at a court session on the second Tuesday after Easter, but lack of judges postponed the trial until the 10th day of this month (May 20 New Style). It is accompanied by a facsimilie written by Caroline Pemberton.

Identifier

15742

Type

text

Date Created

1670-05-11

Format

Correspondence

Is Part Of

Parrish and Pemberton families papers

Spatial Coverage

Phineas Pemberton, Lancaster Castle; Lancaster, Lancashire, England; Ralph Pemberton, n.p.

Subject

Quakers | Society of Friends | Persecutions |

Language

eng

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Item sets

Parrish and Pemberton families papers