The original is at the Swarthmore Historical Library.

Whereas Joseph of Ambler of the township of Montgomery in the County of Philadelphia, Wheelwright, and Ann Williams, daughter of Jno Williams of ye Township of Meirion In the same County, Spinster, having Declared their Intentions of Marriage with Each other before Severall Monthly Meetings of the people of God Called Quakers, According to ye Good Order used among them, And having Consent of Parents and Relations concerned, Nothing Appearing to Obstruct, were allowed of by the said Meeting, NOW these are therefore to Certifie all whom it may concern that for the full Accomplishing of the said Intentions, They the said Joseph Ambler And Ann Williams appeared at a Publick Meeting held at ye Meeting Place at Meirion aforesaid the Seventh Day of the Eight Month [October] in the Year of our Lord 1720, Where the sd Joseph Ambler takeing the said Anne Williams by the hand did in a Solemn Manner Openly Declare yt he took her to be his wife promising to be to her a faithfull & Loving husband untill it should God by Death to Separate them: And the said Ann Williams having the said Jos. By ye hand did in like manner declare that She took him to be her Husband promising to be to him a Loving & Obedient wife untill it should please God by Death to Separate them; And ye sd Jos. Ambler and Anne Ambler, She According to ye Custom of Marriage Assumeing the Name of her Husband as a further Confirmation thereof did to these present, Set their hand, and we whose names are here unto Subscribed, being among others present at the Solemization & Subscription, As Witnesses thereunto have also to these present Sett our Names the Day & Year above written.

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