Pemberton Correspondence
Year
1669
Sender Place
Manchester, England
Receiver
Ralph Pemberton
Receiver Place
[Aspull, Lancashire, England]
Repository holding original letter
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Full Date
1669-02-09
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
53.480759, -2.242631
Country, State, Location 2
53.565216, -2.585102
Keywords
Phineas Pemberton, Manchester, Ralph Pemberton, Aspull, Nehemiah Poole, Roger Longworth, Quakers, Society of Friends, imprisonment, religious faith, persecution
Abstract
Letter dated February 9, 1669 (January 30, 1669 Old Style) from Phineas Pemberton to his father, Ralph Pemberton, concerning his impending appearance at court following his arrest with several others for holding a meeting at Nehimiah Poole's house. Phineas asks if his father can come to Manchester in nine days. The purpose of the visit will be to assuage Phineas' mistress before his upcoming trial and to assure her that his father cares about him. Phineas makes it clear the visit is not for his sake as he views imprisonment as a test of faith. Phineas warns his father that his mistress might try to get Ralph to appear on Phineas' behalf. However, he does not want his father to appear on his behalf because of an oath his father might be required to take. Quaker belief prevented Friends from taking oaths, and not taking the oath subjected Friends to fines, forfeiture of goods, and imprisonment.
HSP DAMS ID
15738
Language
english
Type
article
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: Pemberton Correspondence
Citation
Phineas Pemberton, Manchester, England, to Ralph Pemberton, [Aspull, Lancashire, England], 1669-02-09, vol. 1, pg. 24, Pemberton Family Papers, 1641-1880, 0484A, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PRINT, 15738, https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-pemberton/11/.