01323cam a2200313 a 4500 ca 18000231 DLC 20260227111106.0 000724s1816 nyu 000 0 eng ca 18000231 DLC DLC n-us-ny BX9789.W2 A5 1816 Shakers. The memorial of the society of people of New-Lebanon, in the county of Columbia, and Watervliet in the county of Albany, commonly called Shakers, to the respectable legislature of the state of New-York. [Albany, N.Y. : Churchill & Abbey, printers, 1816] 8 p. ; 20 cm. Caption title. Signed at end: Richard Spier ... [et al.] Watervliet, February 18, 1816. Publication information from colophon. Protesting against the militia law of the state of New York in a plea for exemption from military service and "from all fines and taxes in lieu thereof." MacLean, J.P. Shaker lit., 499 Shaw & Shoemaker 38919 Shakers Doctrines. Conscientious objection. Conscientious objectors Legal status, laws, etc. New York (State) Spier, Richard. Shaker Collection (Library of Congress) DLC 15347 15347