An Account of the Convincement, Exercises, Services, and Travels, Of that Ancient Servant of the Lord, Richard Davies.

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In contemporary full tree calf, corners rubbed. Spine, gilt tooling, gilt title to red calf label. Internally, [3], (iv-xvi), [1], 2-171 pp, evidence of book label removal to fep, Society of Friends bookplate to fpd. (Folio, 104*178 mm). (ESTC T135425). First published in 1710. Davies, Quaker preacher & autobiographer, in whose autobiography says little concerning the exodus of Quakers from Wales to Pennsylvania, much in the minds of Friends from 1681 onwards. Yet we know that he bought 5000 acres there, subsequently reselling them to Friends in small parcels. Presumably he was acting as agent for prospective emigrants. ODNB.