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Exhibit K2. Page 289. Subscribers to Crosswicks School; produced by Josiah G

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Subscribers' Names.

Joshua Bunting

Joshua W. Satterthwait 35 00

William Abbott

Samuel Abbott

Isaac Horner

Nathan Middleton

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Thomas Lawrie

Joseph Forsythe
Gideon Middleton

John Tantum

John Stevenson

William Chapman

John Abbott

Samuel Radford

Henry Allen

John Wright

Hannah Middleton

Ann Lawrie

Esther Lippincott

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Amount subscribed by Friends living at the time of the separation,
Subscribers' children living at the time of the separation that are
with Friends,

Subscribers living at the time of the separation of the self-styled
Orthodox,

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Subscribers' children living at the time of the separation of the selfstyled Orthodox,

28

Subscribers deceased before the separation, and no children known, Children of subscribers deceased before the separation, that are not members at the time of separation,

6

28

Lost in the hands of subscribers,

Chesterfield Preparative Meeting's quota of the surplus of the Quarterly Meeting stock,

4

Page 317. Exhibit N 2. Lists of Chesterfield Preparative Meetings; produced by James

Brown.

A list of Orthodox Friends in Chesterfield Preparative Meeting.

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A List of Friends belonging to Chesterfield Preparative Meeting.

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Asa Middleton
Jediah Middleton

Samuel Middleton

Jacob Middleton
Robert Middleton
Joseph Middleton
Chamless Middleton
Josiah Gaskill
Stacy Decow
Isaac Decow
Thomas Belangee
Edward Middleton
Crawford White
Aaron Gaskill
Joseph Gaskill

Women Friends.

Acksah Taylor
Sarah Taylor
Mary Field

Mary Field, jr.
Tabitha Field
Phebe Hilton

Sarah English

Eliza Potts

Increase Woodward
Mary Borden
Mary Gibbs

Elizabeth Middleton
Elizabeth Middleton, jr.
Anne Middleton
Martha Middleton
Mary Taylor
Eliza Gaskill
Sybilla Middleton

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Page 391. Exhibit R 2. Minutes of the establishment of the Yearly Meeting, produced by Thomas Evans.

At a Monthly Meeting held at the house of John Wolston in Burlington, the 2nd day of Third-month, 1681:

It was then agreed that it be recommended to Friends that a general or Yearly Meeting may be held at Burlington, the 28th day of Sixth-month, next following,

At a general or Yearly Meeting, held in Burlington, at the house of Thomas Gardner, the 31st day of Sixth-month, 1681:

Agreed, that the next Yearly Meeting be held at Burlington, upon the first weekly first day in Seventh-month, in the year next ensuing.

It was agreed, that Henry Willis and John Brown be desired to request Friends on Long Island, Rhode Island, and Shrewsbury, that they will give consent that Shrewsbury Meeting for the future may belong to the Yearly Meeting at Burlington.

At a Yearly Meeting, held at Burlington at the house of Thomas Gardner, the 6th day of Seventh-month, 1682:

Its generally agreed by Friends of Long Island and Rhode Island, that Friends of Shrewsbury Meeting shall from henceforth belong to our Quarterly and Yearly Meetings.

At a Yearly Meeting, held in Burlington, at the house of Thomas Bud, the 4th day of Seventh-month, 1683:

Whereas, this meeting has judged it requisite for the benefit and advantage of truth, the mutual comfort of Friends, that a general Yearly Meeting might be established for the provinces in these parts, northward as far as New England, and southward as far as Carolina, that by the coming of Friends together from the several parts where truth is professed, the affairs thereof may be better known and understood, to the end the same may be assented to by Friends in those parts and places as above mentioned, it is agreed that William Penn, Christopher Taylor, Samuel Jennings, James Harrison, Thomas Olive, and Mahlon Stacy, do take such methods by writing to Friends, or speaking, as may best fall out for their conveniency, in order to have the same established.

Agreed, that the Friends above named do take care to write to the Yearly Meeting of Friends in England, in order to give an account of the affairs of truth here, and to take to their assistance such other Friends as they shall see meet.

Agreed, that the next Yearly Meeting be held at Burlington the first weekly first day of Seventh-month, next ensuing.

Minutes of 1684 are all lost.

At a Yearly Meeting, held at Philadelphia, the 15th day of Seventh-month, 1685: Mention being made of the epistle,sent formerly requesting the assent of Friends, that a general meeting may be held here and in West Jersey; and that some Friends from the respective provinces might be sent yearly to attend the said meeting, and to give an account of the affairs of truth, and that an amicable correspondency be thereby maintained; in answer to which, an epistle was brought here and read from the Quarterly Meeting in Herring Creek in Maryland, showing their unity and concurrence with the proposition thereof, and accordingly appointed Francis Billingsly and Richard Harrison to attend. A copy of which epistle hereafter follows; as also some Friends from Choptank in the said province, give an account of Friends' unity there with the said epistle, but had nothing committed to them in relation to it by the meeting; also some Friends from Rhode Island, who gave an account of the receipt of the said epistle and propasitions, and that they were not objected against, but say they have nothing committed to them in order to it by their meeting. Friends being also present from East Jersey showed their unity with the said propositions. Many Friends also from West Jersey showed their unity in having one Yearly Meeting. A copy of the letter from Maryland here follows:

TO THE YEARLY MEETING OF PHILADELPHIA-Dear Friends and Brethren in the truth, of which the Lord in measure hath made us partakers of, and in that is our very dear loves unto you, and all that love the prosperity of the truth in all parts. We received your

epistle, dated Philadelphia the 24th day of Seventh-month, 1684, which was communicated to our last Yearly Meeting in Third-month, which our said meeting had good unity with, and finding ourselves, together with you, concerned for the peace and prosperity of the church of Christ in these parts, did therefore appoint that two Friends should be chosen by each Quarterly Meeting for the future, and accordingly at our Quarterly Meeting at Herring creek, the 5th day of Sixth-month, 1685, our beloved friends and brethren Francis Billingsly and Richard Harrison were appointed for that service, to whom we refer you for further information and consultation of the affairs of truth in those parts. Our prayers are that the God of truth and wisdom may be with you, and that true unity, peace, and prosperity may remain for ever in the church of which Christ Jesus is the head and lawgiver.

Signed by appointment of our Quarterly Meeting at Herring creek, the 5th of Sixthmonth, 1685.

WILLIAM RICHARDSON,
RICHARD HALL,
RICHARD JOHNS.

It was therefore unanimously agreed and concluded by this meeting, that there be but one Yearly and general meeting in this province and West Jersey, one year at Burlington and another at Philadelphia, and to be held the next year at Burlington, on the first First-day of Seventh-month, and to continue first, second, and third days of Seventhmonth for worship, and the fourth day to be for the men's and women's meetings. The next year after to be at Philadelphia, on the same day of the same month, and to continue the same time-this agreement to continue till further orders.

It is further agreed, that Friends in the ministry do meet together on the first day morning, at the seventh hour, before the public general meetings, in such place as _shall be prepared by the public Friends of each town where the meeting shall be kept that year.

Agreed, that our next Yearly Meeting be held at Burlington as aforementioned,

"At a general Yearly Meeting held for Friends of Pennsylvania, East and West Jerseys, and of the adjacent provinces, held in the meeting house at Burlington, the eighth day of Seventh-month, 1686."

"The Friends in Maryland having appointed William Sockwell and William Sharp for their Quarterly Meeting at Choptank, and William Berrey for Herring creek Quarterly Meeting; but none appearing for Virginia nor Carolina, its agreed, that they be writ to again, to request their consent to have this as a general Yearly Meeting as formerly proposed."

"Agreed, that two Friends or more be appointed out of every Quarterly Meeting that are capable to give an account of the affairs of truth, to attend this general Yearly Meeting to be held from time to time until the said meeting shall be ended."

Page 404. Exhibit T2. List of Representatives to the Yearly Meeting in 1827; produced by Thomas Evans.

Philadelphia-Thomas Stewardson, John Cooke, Charles Townsend, Edward Randolph, John Paul, Timothy Paxson, William Evans, Joseph Gibbons, Henry Cope, Thomas Wistar, Ellis Yarnall, Jacob Ballenger, Abraham Lower, Joseph Snowdon, Samuel Noble, Israel W. Morris, Walker Moore, Joseph Rhoads, Jacob Thomas, Ellis Lee, James Starr, Jacob Haines, Jacob Clayton, Henry Battin.

Abington-Jacob Paxson, Samuel Scholfield, George Hallowel, William Grant, Joel Woolman, Peter Robeson, Isaac Whitelock, Joseph Jones, James Walton, Joseph Peirce, Benjamin Walmsley, James Townsend, Isaac Parry, George Spencer, George Shoemaker, Gove Mitchell, Ezra Comfort, George Martin, Samuel Thomas, Joshua Paxson, John Foulke, Evan Penrose, Richard Moore, Jesse Iden, John Z. Flagler, Daniel Stroud, Enoch Walker, William Pickering.

Bucks-Abraham Harding, John Miller, jr. Elijah Fish, John Comfort, Michael Trump, John Watson, (Middletown,) Benjamin Mather, Marden Wilson, Jacob Trego, Israel Lancaster, John Watson, (Buckingham,) Thomas Carey, Cephas Ross, Watson Fell, John L. Johnson, Aaron Eastburn, Moses Eastburn, Mahlon Yardley, Joseph Briggs, David Roberts, William Taylor, John Tucker, John Simpson, William Trego. VOL. II.-60

Concord-Abraham Pennell, James Smedley, David Pratt, Eli Thomas, Thomas Garrett, Edward Garrigues, Nathan Sharpless, Samuel Marshall, Joseph G. Rowland, Isaac Jackson, Benjamin Price, Philip Price.

Caln--Moses Bailey, George Peirce, William Brinton, Aaron Cooper, John Martin, Nathan Sharpless, Ephraim Scarlet, Thomas Lewis.

Western-Thomas Berry, Evan Philipps, Isaac Pyle, Caleb Pennock, James Meredith, Stephen Webb, James Thompson, John Hambleton, Samuel Hewes, Jeremiah Barnard, William Bailey, John Bailey, Gideon Peirce, Robert Letchworth, Jeremiah Barnard, jr.

Southern---Robert Moore, Isaac Bowers, William W. Moore, John Turner, Joseph Turner, James Brown, John Cowgill, John Cowgill, jr. David Wilson, Warner Mifflin, Jonathan Jenkins, Gauladett Oliver, Daniel Whiteley, James Anderson, Jonathan Twiford.

Burlington---John Cox, John Gummere, William Black, David Clark, Joseph Abbott, Thomas C. Sterling, William Newbold, Joseph Satterthwaite, Eli Mathis.

Haddonfield---John Gill, Benjamin Cooper, Joshua Lippincott, Henry Warrington, Job Haines, Hinchman Haines, Joseph Rogers, John Evans, Samuel Leeds, Barzillai Leeds.

Salem-Joshua Lord, Samuel Webster, Thomas Davis, John Atkinson, William F. Miller, Samuel Abbott, George Bacon, Joseph Thompson, Isaac Townsend, Adna Bradway.

Shrewsbury and Rahway---Abel Shotwell, Richard Hartshorne, Hugh Townsend, Nathan Vail, Benjamin Parker, Joseph Wolcott, Samuel Laing, William Webster. Who on being called were nearly all present.

Page 91. Exhibit No. 40. Copy of a Letter of Halliday Jackson to a Friend in Ohio; referred to in the testimony of H. Jackson.

I received from Halliday Jackson 13th of First-month, 1828, a number of epistles and pamphlets, to distribute among the people out here; and I hear of several others who have of them to distribute, so that I think there is a pretty general supply of them here away; "he thinks they are calculated to spread light and information." "Our Yearly Meeting in Tenth-month, I think I may say in truth, it was one of the most solemn and interesting Yearly Meetings I ever attended; it was thought about 3000 men and women assembled, among whom were near one hundred ministers and elders, and many of them those of the first standing and eminence in society; our friend Thomas Weatherall attended with a minute and was very acceptable, notwithstanding all this, our Orthodox friends are endeavouring to do all in their power to lay waste and counteract the views of that Yearly Meeting, which thee plainly see has erected a standard the greater part of society will rally to. The tree of gospel liberty is planted in our land, and its branches will spread far and wide, and many will come and take shelter under them: it seems like a new era of light dawning upon the Society of Friends and others; it is attended with much trial and difficulties and overturnings in many places, yet I am well convinced it will in the end prove a blessing to society. When this. plan of division was commenced last spring, and the first address was issued from confer ence held at Green street, we never could have calculated on such a progress, as has been made in it in so short a period; it is evident the hand of the Lord is in it, opening and preparing the minds of the people, to unite in the same views. Previous to the Yearly Meeting, five of the Quarters had appointed representatives to attend it, as the extracts will show; since that period, three more of the Quarters have separated from their Orthodox brethren, and are prepared to join the new Yearly Meeting by the time of our next meeting in Fourth-month; we expect all the Quarters will send representatives except Philadelphia, and from that, more Friends are joined to the new Yearly Meeting than from any other; but they left their Quarter because of oppression, and joined some of the country meetings; our Orthodox have a remnant in all the Quarters, who have generally become separated in their Monthly Meetings, that is, in those Quarters which have separated. In some of the Quarters they have not more than one-tenth, some one-eighth, and some more; and in two of the Quarters in Jersey, lately separated, the Orthodox have more than two-thirds. I suppose, that taking the Yearly Meeting together, I do not think they can calculate upon more than

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