[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. [QUAKERS]. DRINKER, John. To the President and Executive Council, the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, and others whom it may concern; The following Representation of Behalf of the People called Quakers. Philadelphia, 22 November 1781. 3pp. bifolium, folio (279 x 197 mm), old folds, dampstaining, punch holes at gutter. FIRST FOLIO EDITION, of this rare Revolutionary War tract describing the violence committed against Philadelphia Quakers. The tract seeks to acquaint others with the Quakers’ religious principles, particularly as they manifested in a lack of support for the American Revolution. It also praises and appeals to Pennsylvania’s reputation for religious tolerance, insisting that their peaceable ways are intended to promote the good of the country. Some of the animosity directed toward the Quakers was a result of their refusal to take arms against British forces in the Revolutionary War because of their religious beliefs; this rare tract was an effort to improve the Quakers’ relations with their neighbors and explain their non-involvement in the war. Evans 17166; Hildebrun 4164; Sabin 60712.