Excerpt from History of the Religious Society of Friends, From Its Rise to the Year 1828, Vol. 1 of 4 In the prosecution of this work I have freely availed myself of the information contained in the histories of Sewel and Gough, and in Bowden's History of Friends in America; yet in most cases I have been able to find the same matter in works of a prior date, and have usually given the preference to the earliest authentic accounts within my reach. I desire to express my acknowledgments to the Friends who have kindly furnished me with a large number of old and rare books that have been consulted in the preparation of this volume; but more especially are my grateful acknowledgments due to that Almighty Being whose providential care and pre serving grace have sustained me while thus engaged, and if any good shall accrue from my labors, to Him alone be the praise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.