Scrapbook entitled William Ladd, the "Apostle of Peace," Minot, Me., 1928.

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Scrapbook entitled William Ladd, the "Apostle of Peace," Minot, Me., 1928.

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Scrapbook containing three clippings from the Lewiston Daily Sun (21 July 1928); the Lewiston Evening Journal (14 July 1928); and another source (also 14 July 1928); together with a portrait of Ladd (from "library bulletin") pasted on back flyleaf of scrapbook. Topics represented include the American Peace Society; and farms, memorials, and historic buildings in Minot, Me.

1 item ([24] p.) : ill., port. ; 19.5 x 13.5 cm.

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7790079

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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...

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-...