Conscientious objection
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Mary G. Cary and John R. Cary papers
This collection includes letters, documents, and photographs of 18th, 19th, and early 20th century family members mostly of the Quaker Cary, Cope, Elkinton, Gilpin, Newlin, Stokes, and Waln families.
Solomon Frazer prison letters, 1864-1865 (copies)
This collection is a compilation of photocopies and typescripts of the letters of Solomon Frazer, written while he was imprisoned at Salisbury Confederate Prison as a religious objector to the Civil War. The letters are arranged as an informal history of the prison and of the Quaker community of North Carolina during the Civil War. Also included are letters from several other Quakers, some of whom were imprisoned as religious objectors and others who participated in the conflict.
Joseph Scattergood (collector) An account of the Free Quakers
"War Inconsistent with the Christian Character"
Thomas Greene's manuscript, entitled "War Inconsistent with the Christian Character," discusses the "pacific sentiments" of Quakers.
Haridas Thakordas Muzumdar Collected Papers
Includes pamphlets and typescript.
New York Yearly Meeting collection of militia regulations
The collection contains Quaker correspondence concerning various states' regulations on military conscription and conscientious objection in the early 19th century.
Quakers Exiled in Virginia collection
David S. and Mary W. Richie Papers
David S. Richie (1908-2005) spent his life devoted to public service, particularly in the areas of work camps and cooperatives. A birthright Quaker, he served as Secretary of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Social Order Committee from 1939–1973 and was president of the Board of Friends Housing, Inc. He also was involved with the American Friends Service Committee and other organizations. These papers are divided into correspondence, writings, and topical files as assembled by Richie.
Sharpless Family papers
Letters, accounts, diaries, and journals of members of the interrelated Sharpless and Kite families, including the papers of Joshua Sharpless (1746/7-1826) and letters of Mary Kite (1792-1861) as well as the papers of Edward G. Smedley, ca. 1836-1908, dealing with his experiences as a conscientious objector during the Civil War, 1863-1866.
Hubert Ritchie Taylor papers
This collection consists of materials related to Hubert Richie Taylor, a Haverford alumni and Quaker lawyer.
