Donations of English Friends, 1789-90

DONATIONS OF ENGLISH FRIENDS, 1789-90.79 for a century, and would seem to be the beginning of the end of such rule in the world. Already the German Emperor promises great reforms " after the war." The third event, not so momentous, not so far-reaching, or so spectacular as the others, is the advent of a woman on the floor of the National House of Representatives at Washington. The act of the people of Montana in choosing Jeannette Rankin to be one of their Representatives is a logical result of extending the suffrage to women. The experiment will be watched with deep interest, but with the rapid increase in granting the suffrage to women in the United States, and the conversion of the leaders of both parties in Great Britain to woman suffrage, it is likely that in another Congress several women will be found. Certainly the beginning of a movement fraught with great possibilities for good deserves mention. DONATIONS OF ENGLISH FRIENDS, 1789-90. An Account of money disposed of by the Committee of the Meeting for Sufferings in Philadelphia, out of the benevolent donation of Friends in England, so far as the same has yet been distributed. From 5th mo 2a 1789 to n mo 18th· 1790. Given to L. R. who hath been reduced to straitened 1 circumstances in the course of the late troubles.J To B. M. of Abington in Pennsylvania who suffered much loss & damage by the two contending I armies in the time of the late commotion & is now reduc'd to straitned circumstances To J. L. of Abington who sustain'd great loss & damage by the British & American Armies & Militia ; the chief part of his Stock, Grain & Houshold goods being taken from him in the course of two or three i g0 months, himself & one Son imprisoned several weeks, & frequent seizures made of his property for Militia fines where by he is reduced to straitned circumstances & is also advanc'd in years£20 8? BULLETIN OF FRIENDS' HISTORICAL SOQETY. To J. C. of Abington, a young man who had just been married when he was plundered of nearly all his property by the contending Armies, & left in a very distressed situation > 30 To the Widow & Children of M. R- — In the 1 time of the late troubles, this family who lived at a frontier settlement in Pennsylv*. was broken up, nearly the whole of their moveable property taken away, and the Master of the family unjustly imprisoned a long time ; the Wife and Children were obliged to remove into an interior settlement where they were supported by their friends. M. being since deceas'd the Widow and Children became objects of benevolent care— > So To J. H. who with his family in the year 1779 was driven by the Indians from their habitation in Northampton County Pennsylv". by which means he lost most of his moveable property and could not for several years with safety return to his place of abode; being much reduced in his circumstances. > 37 10 To S. P. & family of Northampton County alike ^ circumstanced as the above case ; having six small chil dren when driven by the Indians from their habitation, (~ 27 I0 whereby they were much reduced, and remain in a distressd condition for want of the necessaries of life. To W. P. late of York County Pennsylv". who sus- tained heavy losses in the time of the War & is reduc'd to a low indigent state 15 To B. C. ofwho was reduced to straitened circumstances by means of the late War. So DONATIONS OF ENGLISH FRIENDS, 1789-90. 81 To R. P. whose house at Mountholly in New Jer-" sey was broke open by some Soldiers of the British Army, and plundered of nearly all the portable property , working tools, & finish'd Wares, with a considerable stock of provisions, the feather beds being ripp'd up & the feathers thrown away; he also lost five valuable Indented servants, said R. with his wife and eight children were left with scarcely anything but the clothes they had on, and obliged to flee & shelter themselves in the neighbouring country; which with the loss of other property and subsequent inconveniences has reduced them to...