The American Peace Society is a pacifist group founded upon the initiative of William Ladd, in New York City, May 8, 1828. It was formed by the merging of many state and local societies, from New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, of which the oldest, the New York Peace Society, dated from 1815. Ladd was an advocate of a "Congress and High Court of Nations." The society organized peace conferences and regularly published a periodical entitled Advocate of Peace. The Society was only opposed to wars between nation states; it did not oppose the American Civil War, regarding the Union's war as a "police action" against the "criminals" of the Confederacy.[1][2] Its most famous leader was Benjamin Franklin Trueblood (1847–1916), a Quaker who in his book The Federation of the World (1899) called for the establishment of an international state to bring about lasting peace in the world. In 1834 the headquarters of the society were removed to Hartford, in 1834 to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1911 to Washington, D.C.[3] The group is now based in Washington. Its official journal is World Affairs.
In 1833, their office was listed as 129 Nassau Street in New York City, NY.[5] As of 1834 the society operated from headquarters on Wall Street in New York City.[6] In Boston it worked from offices on Cornhill (ca.1840s–1850s);[7][8] Chauncey Street (ca.1864);[9]Winter Street (ca.1868–1869);[10] and Somerset Street (ca.1870s–1890s).[11] Annual meetings took place in various venues in Boston, including Park Street Church (1851).[12] Officers included George C. Beckwith, William Jay, Howard Malcom, John Field, William C. Brown.[13][14]
Oxford Dictionary of the U.S. Military. Oxford University Press, 2001
Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940
Further readingedit
Issued by the societyedit
Advocate of Peace. Published in Hartford: v.1-2 (1834–1836). Published in Boston: v.3-4 (1839–1842); v.11 (1854). New series v.7-9 (1876–1878). Published in Washington, DC: v.84 (1922). Also called Advocate of Peace Through Justice
via HathiTrust; also here and here
Thomas Hancock. The principles of peace: exemplified in the conduct of the Society of Friends in Ireland, during the rebellion of the year 1798, with some preliminary and concluding observations. 1843
Walter Channing. Thoughts on peace and war: An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting, May 27, 1844.
The Book of Peace. Boston: George Beckwith, 1845.
William Jay. An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting, May 26, 1845.
Charles Sumner. The war system of the commonwealth of nations: an address before the American Peace Society, at its anniversary in Boston, May 28, 1849. 1854. Internet Archive
Rufus W. Clark. An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting, May 26, 1851.
Angel of Peace. v.5-8 (1876–1878). Children's magazine.
About the societyedit
The Calumet. v.2 (1834–1835)
James Libby Tryon. The Rise of the Peace Movement. Yale Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 5 (Mar., 1911), pp. 358–371
The American Peace Society: A Centennial History by Edson L. Whitney (1928)
John Benedict Buescher (2005). "American Peace Society". In Karsten, Peter (ed.). Encyclopedia of War and American Society. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. pp. 36–38. ISBN0-7619-3097-3.
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American Peace Society Records, 1828–1947, housed at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection
Library of Congress. Photo of Philip Marshall Brown of the American Peace Society, Washington, D.C., May 1, 1939. Harris & Ewing, photographer
Literature from the antebellum American peace movement
January 01, 1970
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The American Peace Society is a pacifist group founded upon the initiative of William Ladd in New York City May 8 1828 It was formed by the merging of many state and local societies from New York Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts of which the oldest the New York Peace Society dated from 1815 Ladd was an advocate of a Congress and High Court of Nations The society organized peace conferences and regularly published a periodical entitled Advocate of Peace The Society was only opposed to wars between nation states it did not oppose the American Civil War regarding the Union s war as a police action against the criminals of the Confederacy 1 2 Its most famous leader was Benjamin Franklin Trueblood 1847 1916 a Quaker who in his book The Federation of the World 1899 called for the establishment of an international state to bring about lasting peace in the world In 1834 the headquarters of the society were removed to Hartford in 1834 to Boston Massachusetts in 1911 to Washington D C 3 The group is now based in Washington Its official journal is World Affairs Portrait of Arthur Deerin Call of the American Peace Society 1913 James Libby Tryon 1864 1958 of the American Peace Society in 1916 He was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The American Peace Society house its headquarters from 1911 to 1948 near the White House is a U S National Historic Landmark The American Peace Society was opposed to Zionism on the grounds of internationalism 4 Contents 1 History 2 Notable people 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 Further reading 5 1 Issued by the society 5 2 About the society 6 External linksHistory editIn 1833 their office was listed as 129 Nassau Street in New York City NY 5 As of 1834 the society operated from headquarters on Wall Street in New York City 6 In Boston it worked from offices on Cornhill ca 1840s 1850s 7 8 Chauncey Street ca 1864 9 Winter Street ca 1868 1869 10 and Somerset Street ca 1870s 1890s 11 Annual meetings took place in various venues in Boston including Park Street Church 1851 12 Officers included George C Beckwith William Jay Howard Malcom John Field William C Brown 13 14 Notable people editRuth Hinshaw Spray 1848 1929 served as vice president for 16 yearsSee also editPacifism in the United States List of anti war organizations List of peace activists Massachusetts Peace Society 1815 1828 one of the predecessors to the American Peace Society White House Peace VigilFootnotes edit Peter Brock Pacifism in the United States from the colonial era to the First World War Princeton University Press 1968 p 691 Valarie H Ziegler The advocates of peace in antebellum America Mercer University Press 2001 ISBN 0865547262 p 158 New International Encyclopedia Zionism is a Backward Step Advocate of Peace Vol LXIX no 2 Boston The American Peace Society February 1907 p 32 Retrieved 2024 01 03 Peace Society office at 129 Nassau street New York 1833 Newspapers com Brooklyn Public Library Retrieved 2022 01 12 American Almanac New York Register and City Directory New York Thomas Longworth 1834 hdl 2027 njp 32101066152404 Boston Directory 1848 1861 Boston almanac 1852 Boston Directory 1864 Boston Directory 1868 1869 Boston almanac 1894 Rufus Wheelwright Clark An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting May 26 1851 Google books Massachusetts State Record and Year Book 1850 Boston Directory 1869 Oxford Dictionary of the U S Military Oxford University Press 2001 Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams New York Charles Scribner s Sons 1940Further reading editIssued by the society edit Advocate of Peace Published in Hartford v 1 2 1834 1836 Published in Boston v 3 4 1839 1842 v 11 1854 New series v 7 9 1876 1878 Published in Washington DC v 84 1922 Also called Advocate of Peace Through Justice via HathiTrust also here and here Thomas Hancock The principles of peace exemplified in the conduct of the Society of Friends in Ireland during the rebellion of the year 1798 with some preliminary and concluding observations 1843 Walter Channing Thoughts on peace and war An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting May 27 1844 The Book of Peace Boston George Beckwith 1845 William Jay An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting May 26 1845 Charles Sumner The war system of the commonwealth of nations an address before the American Peace Society at its anniversary in Boston May 28 1849 1854 Internet Archive Rufus W Clark An address delivered before the American Peace Society at its annual meeting May 26 1851 Angel of Peace v 5 8 1876 1878 Children s magazine About the society edit The Calumet v 2 1834 1835 James Libby Tryon The Rise of the Peace Movement Yale Law Journal Vol 20 No 5 Mar 1911 pp 358 371 The American Peace Society A Centennial History by Edson L Whitney 1928 John Benedict Buescher 2005 American Peace Society In Karsten Peter ed Encyclopedia of War and American Society Vol 1 1st ed Thousand Oaks CA SAGE Publications pp 36 38 ISBN 0 7619 3097 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Peace Society nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article American Peace Society American Peace Society Records 1828 1947 housed at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection Library of Congress Photo of Philip Marshall Brown of the American Peace Society Washington D C May 1 1939 Harris amp Ewing photographer Literature from the antebellum American peace movement Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Peace Society amp oldid 1193399643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
