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Benjamin Lay, by William Williams, 1790. Photo: Via Wikimedia Commons.

Friends in Pennsylvania have laid a headstone to mark the graves of Benjamin Lay and his wife Sarah

Headstone for Benjamin Lay in Pennsylvania

Friends in Pennsylvania have laid a headstone to mark the graves of Benjamin Lay and his wife Sarah

by Rebecca Hardy 4th May 2018

abolitionist and Quaker Benjamin Lay finally had his legacy to Quakerism re-affirmed last week when a new headstone was laid at Abington Monthly Meeting in Pennsylvania to mark his and his wife Sarah’s grave.

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