London Quakers in the Trans-Atlantic World : the Creation of an Early Modem Community

is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world.Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. This book explores the Society of Friend's Atlantic presence through its creation and use of networks, including intellectual and theological exchange, and through the movement of people. It focuses on the establishment of trans-Atlantic Quaker networks and the crucial role London played in the creation of a Quaker community in the North Atlantic. Cultural, economic, and political networks formed the early modern Atlantic world into which the Society of Friends ventured within the first decades of its existence, developing networks through which to meet its goals: spreading the faith and supporting dispersed Quaker communities. During the development of these networks, London was the seat of government, banking, foreign trade and printing. Being in London gave Quakers access to political bodies, to centres of commerce and shipping, and to an extensive printing industry. This book argues that the advantages of London's position as a national and international city enabled the creation of systems of exchange of correspondence, print materials, and supplies needed to survive in the colonies as well as for the movement of people to the colonies and back to London. London Quakers were in a strong position to effectively create and formatively participate in a trans-Atlantic community Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-21 Quaker Institutional Structures....Pages 22-36 Communicating Religion with Friends ‘Beyond the Seas’....Pages 37-63 Communicating Politics with Friends ‘Beyond the Seas’....Pages 64-83 Quaker Merchants and Trans-Atlantic Commercial Activity in London....Pages 84-106 The Trans-Atlantic Quaker Book Trade....Pages 107-125 Movement of People in the Quaker Atlantic....Pages 126-146 Colonial Perceptions....Pages 147-165 Conclusion....Pages 166-170 Back Matter....Pages 171-252