Found -- 1775 appeal to American Pacifists

[chillyd]

Some of the strange places you can find Americana: 1775 document: Colonists asked pacifists to pay

The parchment appeals to the German immigrants of Lititz, PA to show their support for the revolutionary cause. Lititz was a closed community -- where only Moravian church members could buy property. It didn't open until 1855.

Jurgen and Earhart said the broadside would have been sent to the Lititz pastor and that he would have likely circulated the German-language version among the German-speaking community. They speculated that he simply filed away the English edition, which also could explain its excellent condition.

"Moravians don't throw anything away," said Earhart.

[101ABN]

That's worth a pfennig or two.

[peterd]

The Moravian Church, also known as the Bohemian Brethren (Latin: Unitas Fratrum, meaning
Moravian Church

Unity of the Brethren[1]) is a Protestant denomination. Its religious heritage began in 1457 in Kunvald, Bohemia, Czech lands. It places a high premium on Christian unity, personal piety, missions, and music.

The movement that was to become the Moravian Church was started by Jan Hus (English: John Huss) in the late 14th century. Hus objected to some of the practices of the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to return the church in Bohemia and Moravia to what were the practices in these territories when it had been Eastern Orthodox: liturgy in the language of the people (i.e. Czech), having lay people receive communion in both kinds (bread and wine), married priests, and eliminating indulgences and the idea of Purgatory. Evidence of their roots in Eastern Orthodoxy can be seen today in their form of the Nicene Creed, which like Orthodox Churches, does not include the filioque clause. In rejecting indulgences, Jan Hus can be said to have adopted a doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone; in doing so, the Moravians arguably became the first Protestant church.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church