The Germantown, Pennsylvania Quakers (Mennonites) approve the first resolution in America against slavery:

       These are the reasons why we are against the traffic of men-body, as followeth: Is there any that would be done or handled at this manner? viz., to be sold or made a slave for all the time of his life? How fearful and faint-hearted are many at sea, when they see a strange vessel, being afraid it should be a Turk, and they should be taken, and sold for slaves into Turkey.  Now, what is this better done, than Turks do?  Yea, rather it is worse for them, which say they are Christians; for we hear that the most part of such negers [sic] are brought hither against their will and consent, and that many of them are stolen.  … There is a saying, that we should do to all men like as we will be done ourselves; making no difference of what generation, descent, or colour they are.  And those who steal or rob men, and those who buy or purchase them, are they not all alike?  Here is liberty of conscience, which is right and reasonable; here ought to be likewise liberty of the body, except of evil-doers, which is another case.  But to bring men hither, or to rob and sell them against their will, we stand against.  In Europe there are many oppressed for conscience sake. … And we who know that men must not commit adultery some do commit adultery in others, separating wives from their husbands, and giving them to others: and some sell the children of these poor creatures to other men. …

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       Now consider well this thing, if it is good or bad.  And in case you find it to be good to handel [sic] these blacks in that manner, we desire and require you hereby lovingly, that you may inform us herein, which at this time never was done, viz., that Christians have such a liberty to do so.  To the end we shall be satisfied on this point, and satisfy likewise our good friends and acquaintances in our native country, to whom it is a terror, or fearful thing, that men should be handelled [sic] so in Pennsylvania.

       [added 10/19/2024]