The Massachusetts Peace Society (1815–1828) was an
anti-war organization in
Boston
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, established to "diffuse light on the subject of war, and to cultivate the principles and spirit of peace." Founding officers included Thomas Dawes,
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Noah Worcester Noah Worcester (November 25, 1758 – October 31, 1837) was a Unitarian clergyman and a seminal figure in the history of American pacifism.
Life
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. In 1828 the society "merged into the newly formed
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[ James Libby Tryon. The Rise of the Peace Movement. Yale Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 5 (Mar., 1911)]
See also
*
Pacifism in the United States
References
Further reading
* Noah Worcester. Correspondence between the Massachusetts Peace Society and the Emperor of Russia and Prince Gallitzin. Niles' Weekly Register, Oct. 18, 1817.
* Friend of Peace
v.2(1821)
v.4(1827). Includes annual reports of the society.
* John Gallison. Address, delivered at the fourth anniversary of the Massachusetts peace society, Dec. 25, 1819. Cambridge: printed by
Hilliard & Metcalf, 1820.
* Josiah Quincy. Address, delivered at the fourth anniversary of the Massachusetts peace society, Dec. 25, 1820. Cambridge: printed by Hilliard & Metcalf, 1821.
* Tyler Bigelow. Address, delivered at the eighth anniversary of the Massachusetts peace society, Dec. 25, 1823. Boston: Printed by John B. Russell, 1824.
External links
* Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Massachusetts Peace Society Records, 1816-1917
Peace organizations based in the United States
1815 establishments in Massachusetts
1828 disestablishments
History of Boston
19th century in Boston
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