Uncover how early Friends sought peaceful solutions in colonial America.
This historical account examines the Friendly Association’s efforts to regain and preserve peace with Indigenous peoples through pacific measures.
This volume draws on an original Book of Minutes, letters, and manuscripts to illuminate the fraternal work, debates, and treaties that shaped frontier relations. It presents the era’s challenges and the well‑intentioned responses of Quakers toward settlers and Native communities, with attention to governance, finances, and key treaties at Lancaster and Easton.
- How the Friendly Association organized, funded, and directed peace efforts.
- Accounts of early treaties, conflicts, and attempts to prevent violence.
- Primary source insights into the perspectives of both settlers and Native leaders.
- Context for 18th‑century colonial governance and Indigenous relations in Pennsylvania.
Ideal for readers of colonial American history, Quaker history, and studies of early diplomacy in North America.