This from the [email protected], thank you Val ___________________________________ Hi all, I've been looking in a book, Salem Quarter, for my own purposes, but came across this list of Quaker names dated 1774, and felt it might be useful to many. Also, if I type these and enter into a word file, I can quickly do a "find in file" for later reference. Salem Quarter, "The Quakers of Salem Quarterly Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Southern New Jersey 1675-1990" Salem Quarterly Meeting History Committee, Associated Printers, Inc., Pennsville, NJ 1991 p222-224 "The Meeting has in its archives the original petition to William Franklin, Esq., the last Provincial Governor of New Jersey. The petition against the evils of slavery was first read at Burlington and is dated Feb. 8, 1774." "This Petition was signed by 78 members of Salem Meeting. At that time the Salem Monthly Meeting embraced all Quakers within the County plus those in Gloucester County in the Harrisonville and Mullica Hill areas and a few in Cumberland County at Greenwich and Port Elizabeth." "Some of the signatures are difficult to decipher. For easy reference, this list is given in the same order as they were affixed to the face and reverse side of the Petition." Ebenezer Miller, Jr. Richard Wistar G. Trenchard Daniel Smith Joseph Sharp, Jr. R. Johnson Aaron Bradway Benjamin Thompson Bateman Lloyd Richard Smith, Jr. Wallpole Gregory Thomas Goodwin Hill Smith Ic Mukins John Mason Tho. Hartley Samuel Nicholson Jedidiah Allen William Goodwin, Samuel Finley David Allen Joseph Brick Isaac Moss Wm. Hancock, Jr. Thomas Hancock Thos Sinnickson John Ambler Lewis Goodwin John Dickeson Elisha Bassett, Sr. James Smith Wm. Peterson (These names are on the reverse side of the Petition) John Eaton Wm Nicholson Elijah Ware Archibald Hamilton Ezra Firth Richard Brick Andrew Standley John Brick Joseph Copner Jacob Miller Henry Bilback Samuel Withers Andrew Sinnickson, Jr. Isaac Bassett Moses Hill John Barnes Charles Ellet Richard Haines Samuel Smith Joseph Wood P. Carpenter Benjamin Test Daniel Ridgway Joseph Shinn James Mason Daniel Bassett Joseph Smith Zaccheus Ballinger John Rowan Robert Sparks George Dickinson Jos. Stonebanks Jos Burroughs Samuel Barber Edward Keasby James Buchanan Robt Wilson James ATkinson Josiah Miller Francis Test Wm Smith David Colson Judah Townsend Abraham Lord Nathaniel Hall Joseph Champneys --------------------- Not sure how the formatting will squeeze through the mail slot, but I can send to anyone who requests as a word doc. on an attachment, if that works better for you. Val