enabled to maintain our testimony against any requisitions which may be made of us, inconsistent with our religious principles and the fidelity we owe to the king and his government, as by law established; earnestly desiring the restoration of that harmony and concord which have heretofore united the people of these provinces, and been attended by the Divine blessing on their labors. Signed in and on behalf of the said meeting, James Pemberton, Clerk at this time. ** This Testimony gave offense to many Friends in Philadelphia who were favorable to the patriots. Some left, and formed a separate meeting. They built themselves a brick meeting-house at the southwest corner of Fifth and Arch Streets; and others so far seceded as to form a military company, under Captain Humphreys, which they called The Quaker Company. [[[James Pemberton and others sent to Virginia.--Arrest and Removal of Governor Penn and Chief-justice Chew.]]] {262}Quakers, as a body, were friends of the king, though generally passive, so far as public observation could determine. But in secret, and through their "testimonies," they gave "aid and comfort to the enemy." [Illustration: 9270] To such an extent did they exert their influence against the patriots, that Congress thought it proper to recommend the executives of the several states to keep a watch upon their movements. That body also earnestly recommended the supreme executive council of Pennsylvania to apprehend and secure the persons of eleven of the leading Quakers of Philadelphia. * Among these was August 23, James Pemberton, whose likeness is here given. He[[August 28, 1777]] remained two years in Virginia, where he wrote a journal, a portion of which is published in the "_Friends' Miscellany_," vol. vii. Unlike other Tories, the Quakers were so passive that little positive evidence of their acting against the patriots could be