New York Yearly Meeting collection of militia regulations
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Quaker correspondence concerning various states' regulations on military conscription and conscientious objection in the early 19th century. A letter from Charles Gilbert, 2mo 12 1812, gives an account of imprisonments in Connecticut. The remaining letters were sent in 1821 including a detailed explanation from William Rotch of New Bedford, Rhode Island, dated 8 mo 28, 1821. Most letters are addressed to Samuel Parsons, clerk of New York Yearly Meeting. The correspondents reported on the regulations in Connecticut, New York State, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Ohio.
Dates
- Creation: 1812, 1821
Creator
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Compiler, Organization)
- Rotch, William, 1759-1850 (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
Because the right of conscientious objection was not guaranteed in the U. S. Constitution, regulations were left to the individual states to determine.
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 folder) : 7 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains Quaker correspondence concerning various states' regulations on military conscription and conscientious objection in the early 19th century.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997
Source
- New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Donor, Organization)
Topical
- Conscientious objection
- Conscientious objection -- New York (State)
- Conscientious objection -- North Carolina
- Conscientious objection -- Ohio
- Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends
- Conscientious objection -- Rhode Island
- United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Concientious objectors
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susanna Morikawa
- Date
- October 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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