Collection, 1814-1954, 1814-1841.

American Peace Society.

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Formed in 1828 in New York City; headquarters later moved to Hartford, Boston, and Washington, D.C. From the description of Certification, 1871 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70963148 The American Peace Society was the first nationally based secular peace organization in the United States. It was formed in 1828 from the merging of several state and local peace societies of New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; the oldest, the New York Peace Society, dat...

Swarthmore College. Peace Collection.

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Ladd, William, 1778-1841

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Ship captain, farmer, pacifist, author, and clergyman, of Portsmouth, N.H., and Minot, Me. From the description of Papers, 1798-1849. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70940395 A retired Maine sea captain, William Ladd was a founder of the American Peace Society in 1828. He wrote under the pen names "Philanthropus" and "Pacificus", and published pamphlets and articles in the Friend of Peace. From the description of Collection, 1814-...