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• Memoir of Philip and Rachel Price. (Printed for Eli K. Price and Philip M. Price., 1852), by Eli K. Price (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Friends' Meeting-house, Fourth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia; a centennial celebration, sixth month fourth, 1904 (The John C. Winston Company, 1904), by Friends' Historical Association (page images at HathiTrust)
• History of the religious Society of Friends : called by some the Free Quakers, in the city of Philadelphia (Printed for the society], 1894), by Charles Wetherill (page images at HathiTrust)
• The colonial homes of Philadelphia and its neighborhood (J.B. Lippincott, 1912), by Harold Donaldson Eberlein and Horace Mather Lippincott (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Friends' Meeting-House Fourth and Arch streets, Philadelphia : a centennial celebration. (John C. Winston, 1904), by Friends' Historical Society of Philadelphia (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Report of the case of trespass & assault and battery : where-in John Evans was plaintiff, and Ellis Yarnall, Richard Humphreys, Jonathan Willis, Thomas Savary, Isaac Parrish, Caleb Carmalt, Benjamin Kite, John James, David Bacon, Abraham Leddon, John Elliot, Hannah Clark, Robert Haydock, and Susanna his wife, and Caleb Pearce and Jane his wife, were defendants ; including an interesting and important discussion respecting the discipline of the Religious society of Friends ; and containing the valuable speeches of the counsel, revised from the short-hand notes of T. Lloyd ; tried at a court of nisi prius for the city and county of Philadelphia, before the Hon. H.H. Brackenridge, one of the associate judges of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, and a special jury ; in which case , Messrs. Condy, Levy, Ingersol, and Tilghman, were of counsel for the plaintiff, and Hallowell, Rawle, and Lewis, were of counsel for the defendants (Printed for P. Byrne, 1810), by John Evans, Joseph R. Hopkins, T. Lloyd, and Ellis Yarnall (page images at HathiTrust)
• Molly Pryce : a Quaker idyll (The Biddle Press, 1914), by John Russell Hayes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Case of Edmund Shotwell, Joseph Lukins, Charles Middleton, and two others. (J. Harding, printer, 1828), by Edmund Shotwell, M. T. C. Gould, Charles Middleton, Joseph Lukins, and Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (Philadelphia County) (page images at HathiTrust)
• From the Yearly Meeting of women Friends, held in Philadelphia, by adjournments, from the tenth of the fifth month, to the fourteenth of the same, inclusive, 1847, to the Quarterly, Monthly, and Preparative Meetings composing it. (T.E. Chapman, 1847), by Society of Friends (Hicksite). Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Women Friends, Mary S. Lippincott, and Genesee Yearly Meeting of Friends. Women's meeting (page images at HathiTrust)
• Philadelphia Quakerism and its perpetuity. ([n.p., 1903), by William Charles Allen (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Report of the trial of Friends, in the city of Philadelphia, June, 1828, before the Honourable Edward King ... : or, The case of Edmund Shotwell, Joseph Lukins, Charles Middleton, and two others, who had been, by the mayor of the city, committed to prison, whence they were brought up by habeas corpus, June 16th, 1828 (J. Harding, printer, 1828), by Edmund Shotwell, M. T. C. Gould, Charles Middleton, Joseph Lukins, and Pennsylvania. Court of Common Pleas (1st Judicial District) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The "orthodox" body in Philadelphia. (1896), by John W. Graham (page images at HathiTrust)
• An account of the people called Quakers in Germantown, Philadelphia (Enterprise Publishing Company, 1923), by Horace Mather Lippincott (page images at HathiTrust)

• Extracts from the journal of Elizabeth Drinker : from 1759-1807, A.D. (J.B. Lippincott, 1889), by Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, Henry D. Biddle, and BookLab (Firm) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Extracts From the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, From 1759-1807, A.D. (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1889), by Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker, ed. by Henry D. Biddle (page images at HathiTrust)

• Epistle from the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Philadelphia, to the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in London. Also, an Epistle from the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in New York, addressed to their subordinate meeting. (T.I. White, 1831), by Society of Friends (Hicksite). Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and Society of Friends (Hicksite). New York Yearly Meeting (page images at HathiTrust)

• A retrospect of early Quakerism : being extracts from the records of Philadelphia yearly meetings composing it ; To which is prefixed an account of their first establishment (T.E. Zell, 1860), by Ezra Michener (page images at HathiTrust)

• Account of Papoonahoal (Printed and sold by S. Clark, in Bread-street, 1761), by George Dawson Coleman (page images at HathiTrust)

• Report of the committee on education, appointed by the Yearly Meeting of Friends, held in Philadelphia, by adjournments, from the nineteenth of the fourth month to the twenty-fourth of the same, inclusive, 1830. (T.A. Conrad, 1830), by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. Education Committee (page images at HathiTrust)

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• Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750: Being a List of Certificates of Removal Received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends (Philadelphia: Ferris and Leach, 1902), by Albert Cook Myers
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• Pacifism and democracy in Colonial Pennsylvania. (Sanford, Calif., 1961), by Brent E. Barksdale (page images at HathiTrust)
• Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750 : with their early history in Ireland (The author, 1902), by Albert Cook Myers (page images at HathiTrust)
• Quakers in Pennsylvania. (The Johns Hopkins press, 1892), by Albert C. Applegarth (page images at HathiTrust)
• Israel Pemberton, king of the Quakers (The Historical society of Pennsylvania, 1943), by Theodore Thayer and Historical Society of Pennsylvania (page images at HathiTrust)
• Conditions of Pennsylvania during the year 1755; a translation of a French pamphlet found in the Ducal Library at Gotha, Germany, read before the Pennsylvania-German Society ([Press of the New Era Print. Co., 1917), by William Smith, Julius Friedrich Sachse, and Jean-Ignace de La Ville (page images at HathiTrust)
• Inventory of church archives. Society of Friends in Pennsylvania. (Distributed through the Friends' Book Store, and the Friends' Central Bureau, 1941), by Pennsylvania Historical Survey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoirs of the life and religious labors of Edward Hicks, late of Newtown, Bucks County. Pennsylvania. (Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1851), by Edward Hicks (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Quaker boy on the farm and at school (The Biddle press, 1908), by Isaac Sharpless (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoirs of the life and religious labors of Edward Hicks (Merrihew & Thompson, printers, 1851), by Edward Hicks (page images at HathiTrust)
• Peace principles exemplified in the early history of Pennsylvania. (Friends' book association, 1876), by Samuel Macpherson Janney (page images at HathiTrust)
• Annual discourse delivered before the Historical society of the state of Pennsylvania (E. Littell, 1833), by Peter McCall, Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress), Francis Markoe Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress), and Historical Society of Pennsylvania (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Quaker boy on the farm and at school (The Biddle press; [etc., etc., 1908), by Isaac Sharpless (page images at HathiTrust)
• The acts of Dr. Bray's visitation. Held at Annapolis in Mary-land, May 23, 24, 25. Anno 1700. London, Printed by W. Downing 1700 ... reprinted for the Thomas Bray club. ([N.p., 1916), by Thomas Bray (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750 : with their early history in Ireland (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1985), by Albert Cook Myers (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A short historical sketch of the old Merion Meeting House. Merion, Pa. ([n.p.], 1917), by Charles E. Hires (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The two hundredth anniversary of Buckingham Monthly meeting, Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, fifth day, eighth month, sixteenth, 1923. (W. H. Jenkins, 1923), by Society of Friends. Buckingham Monthly Meeting (page images at HathiTrust)
• Quaker arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750 : being a list of certificates of removal received at Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of Friends (Baltimore : Southern Book Company, 1957., 1957), by Albert Cook Myers and Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• A Farther account of the great divisions among the Quakers in Pensilvania, &c. as appears by another of their books lately come over from thence, intituled, Some reasons and causes of the late separation, that hath come to pass at Philadelphia, betwixt us, called by some of the seperate meeting, and others that meet apart from us : more particularly opened, to vindicate and clear us and our testimony in that repsect, viz. : that the seperation lieth at their door, and they, and not we, are justly chargeable with it : with an apology for the present publication of these things. (London : Printed for J. Dunton ..., 1693), by Thomas Budd, Henry Furnis, and George Keith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A further discovery of the spirit of falshood & persecution in Sam. Jennings, and his party that joyned with him in Pensilvania, and some abettors that cloak and defend him here in England in answer to his scandalous book, called, The state of the case. ([London : Printed for R. Levis, 1694]), by George Keith (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• New England's spirit of persecution transmitted to Pennsilvania, and the pretended Quaker found persecuting the true Christian-Quaker in the tryal of Peter Boss, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford, at the sessions held at Philadelphia the nineth, tenth and twelfth days of December, 1692 : giving an account of the most arbitrary procedure of that court. ([New York : W. Bradford], 1693), by George Keith, Peter Boss, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Tryals of Peter Boss, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford, Quakers for several great misdemeanors (as was pretended by their adversaries) before a court of Quakers at the sessions held at Philadelphia in Pensylvania, the ninth, tenth, and twelfth days of December, 1692 : giving also an account of the most arbitrary procedure of that court. (London : Reprinted for Richard Baldwin, 1693), by George Keith and Peter Boss (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An expostulation with Thomas Lloyd, Samuell Jenings, and the rest of the twenty eight unjust judges and signers of the paper of condemnation against George Keith and the rest of his Friends, and complaint for a publick hearing and tryal before all impartial people ([Philadelphia : W. Bradford, 1692]), by Thomas Budd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A just rebuke to several calumnies, lyes & slanders reported against Thomas Budd ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by Thomas Budd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The Pretended Yearly Meeting of the Quakers, their nameless bull of excommunication given forth against George Keith from a party or faction of men that call themselves the Yearly Meeting, which they would have to be received as the general judgment and sentence of the Quakers ; with a brief answer to the same, shewing that for his zealous and consciencious opposing their gross errors, and reproving the evil and wicked practices of them in Pennsylvania, whom they own to be their breathern, particularly their persecution of G. Keith, and some of his friends, that party has excommunicated him. ([London] : Printed for R. Levis, 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• False judgments reprehended: and a just reproof to Tho. Everndon, and his associates and fellow-travellers, for the false and rash judgment T.E. gave against G.K. and his faithful Friends and brethren, at the publick meeting at Philadelphia, the 27. of 10. mon. 1692. And also for their bringing with them their paquet of letters (Saul-like to Damascus) containing the false judgment of a faction of men, calling themselves the Yearly-Meeting at Tredaven in Maryland the 4 of 8. mon 92. And another false judgment contained in another letter from William Richardson, all which will return upon their own heads. ([Philadelphia : printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith and Thomas Budd (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An Appeal from the twenty eight judges to the spirit of truth & true judgment in all faithful Friends, called Quakers, that meet at this Yearly Meeting at Burlington, the 7 month, 1692. ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (HTML at Evans TCP)
• An Expostulation with Thomas Lloyd, Samuell Jenings, and the rest of the twenty eight unjust judges and signers of the paper of condemnation against George Keith and the rest of his Friends. And complaint for a publick hearing and tryal before all impartial people. ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by Thomas Budd (HTML at Evans TCP)
• Fundamental truths ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith (HTML at Evans TCP)
• False judgments reprehended: and a just reproof to Tho. Everndon, and his associates and fellow-travellers, for the false and rash judgment T.E. gave against G.K. and his faithful Friends and brethren, at the publick meeting at Philadelphia, the 27. of 10. mon. 1692. And also for their bringing with them their paquet of letters (Saul-like to Damascus) containing the false judgment of a faction of men calling themselves the Yearly-Meeting at Tredaven in Maryland the 4 of 8. mon 92. And another false judgement contained in another letter from William Richardson, all which will return upon their own heads. ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith and Thomas Budd (HTML at Evans TCP)
• The plea of the innocent against the false judgment of the guilty being a vindication of George Keith and his friends, who are joyned with him in this present testimony, from the false judgment, calumnies, false informations and defamations of Samuel Jenings, John Simcock, Thomas LLoyd, and others joyned with them, being in number twenty eight. : Directed by way of epistle to faithful friends of truth in Pennsilvania, East and West-Jarsey, and else-where as occasion requireth. : [Nine lines of Scripture texts] ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith and Thomas Budd (HTML at Evans TCP)
• The heresie and hatred which has falsly [sic] charged upon the innocent justly returned upon the guilty. Giving some brief and impartial account of the most material passages of a late dispute in writing, that hath passed at Philadelphia betwixt John Delavall and George Keith, with some intermixt remarks and observations on the whole. ([Philadelphia] : Printed and sold by William Bradford at Philadelphia,, Anno Dom. 1693), by George Keith (HTML at Evans TCP)
• New-England's spirit of persecution transmitted to Pennsilvania, and the pretended Quaker found persecuting the true Christrian-Quaker, in the tryal of Peter Boss, George Keith, Thomas Budd, and William Bradford, at the sessions held at Philadelphia the nineth, tenth and twelfth days of December, 1692. Giving an account of the most arbitrary procedure of that court. ([New York] : Printed [by William Bradford?], in the year 1693), by George Keith, William Bradford, and Thomas Budd (HTML at Evans TCP)
• An answer to George Keith's libel. Against a catechism published, by Francis Makemie. To which is added, by way of postscript. A brief narrative of a late difference among the Quakers, begun at Philadelphia. (Boston, : Printed, by Benjamin Harris, at the Sign of the Bible, over-against the Blew-Anchor., MDCXCIIII. [1694]), by Francis Makemie and Increase Mather (HTML at Evans TCP)
• Some reasons and causes of the late seperation that hath come to pass at Philadelphia betwixt us, called by some the seperate meeting, and others that meet apart from us. : More particularly opened to vindicate and clear us and our testimony in that respect, viz. That the seperation lyeth at their door, and they (and not vve) are justly chargeable with it. : With apology for the present publication of these things. : [Twelve lines of Scripture texts] ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith (HTML at Evans TCP)
• A True copy of three judgments given forth by a party of men, called Quakers at Philadelphia, against George Keith and his friends. With two answers to the said judgments. ([Philadelphia : Printed by William Bradford, 1692]), by George Keith and Thomas Budd (HTML at Evans TCP)

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