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From: "Bill and Melba Akason" <>
Subject: [Q-R] Quakers in the Revolutionary War
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 08:55:56 -0500
Quakers disowned in the Revolution: I went back to the book and copied the quote. Unfortunately, my memory was of 75% and not the total number of members dealt with for failure to conform with the peace testimony. "The total number of members dealt with for failure to conform with the (peace) testimony was 2350 of whom 1724 or almost three quarters were disowned. Almost two thirds (63%) of those disowned were disciplined for performing military service, 14% for paying war fines and taxes, 11% for taking tests of allegiance to the new states, and 7% for assisting the war effort in various ways. The remaining 5% of disownments were for miscellaneous marginal deviations such as hiring substitues, buying or selling prize goods, watching military exercises, joining a patriot association, celebrating independence, etc." p.326 Melba Mendenhall Akason
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