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From: "Cynthia" <>
Subject: Re: [PLY/MA] Sufferings of Arthur Howland
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:17:09 -0500
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Arthur Howland was a Quaker....hence all his difficulties ...

Cynthia
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From: "Carol Hall" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 3:20 PM
Subject: Re: [PLY/MA] Sufferings of Arthur Howland


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> You can find the text of it in the Rootsweb GenMassachusetts-L (GM-L) archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GenMassachusetts/2002-07/1027187219
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> Carol Hall
> Kent WA
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> On 3/19/2005 at 3:02 PM wrote:
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>>In 1684, Arthur Howland, Jr., and his wife wrote a letter from Plymouth
>>jail
>>(where Arthur was confined for refusing to pay a tax to support the local
>>minister) which they entitled "The Sufferings of Arthur Howland".
>>
>>Does anybody know where I can find a copy of the text of that letter?
>>
>>(BTW, I am a descendant of Arthur's uncle John Howland)
>>
>>Clay Shannon, NSGW
>>author of the upcoming book
>>"STILL CASTING SHADOWS:
>>Two American Families 1620-2006"
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