In September of 1658, the United Colonies of New England – Salem, Boston, New Haven and Connecticut – jointly proclaimed that Quakers were neither welcome, nor would they be tolerated. And they urged their neighbor to join with them in pledging to banish any Rhode Island Quakers found in their midst. The Quakers first arrived ...
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