A Brief Statement of the Sufferings of Mary Dyer, occasioned by the society called Shakers. Written by herself. To which is added, Affidavits and Certificates; also, a declaration from their own publication. (Copy right secured.)

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Title A Brief Statement of the Sufferings of Mary Dyer, occasioned by the society called Shakers. Written by herself. To which is added, Affidavits and Certificates; also, a declaration from their own publication. (Copy right secured.)
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Pagination 35
Date of Publication 1818
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Date of First Publication 1818
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Notes AAS Notes: "To the honorable the Senate, and House of Representatives of the state of New-Hampshire, in General Court convened--the great confidence I repose in your candor and wisdom, causes me to lay before you my situation ... that I may again be restored to my long lost children. ... Mary Dyer, Enfield, June 6, 1818."--p. [3].
Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title transcription.
The type has been reset, but the text is the same as the Concord, N.H., edition (Shaw 44696), which presumably preceded this one.
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"The following is the petition of Mary Dyer, for legislative interference, on account of the mal-conduct of the Shakers, and their unjust detention of her children in their custody ..."--p. 32-34. Signed: Mary Dyer. Concord, June, 1818.
"Enfield, May 28, 1818. To the honourable Senate and House of Representatives to be convened at Concord on the first Wednesday of June next. We the undersigned beg leave to represent. That there is a society of people in said town who are called Shakers, and by their conduct they are disturbing the peace of the community at large. ..."--p. 34-35.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Richmond, M.L.H. Shaker literature,
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Dyer, Mary Marshall. A Brief Statement of the Sufferings of Mary Dyer, occasioned by the society called Shakers. Written by herself. To which is added, Affidavits and Certificates; also, a declaration from their own publication. (Copy right secured.)The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17187, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17187. Accessed 2024-04-19. 

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