"When New Hampshire Laid the Foundations for Our United Nations": Historical New Hampshire/ by Arthur K. Smart.
- Title:
- "When New Hampshire Laid the Foundations for Our United Nations": Historical New Hampshire/ by Arthur K. Smart.
- Author:
- Smart, Arthur K.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 5321h
- Physical Description:
- p.4-20 : some illustrations.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1949 Vol.5 (March 1949) New Hampshire Historical Society
- Description:
- The article discusses the leadership of Salisbury, New Hampshire Reverend Noah Worcester in peace movements during the War of 1812. It examines Federalist opposition to the War of 1812 and New Hampshire Governor John Taylor Gilman. The author explores the 1812 Rockingham Convention, a meeting of the anti-war society Friends of Peace. Worcester's peace sermons and his Christian objections to war are analyzed. Other topics discussed include Worcester's influence on state peace societies and his founding of the publication "The Friend of Peace."
- Subjects:
- Peace movements United States. , New Hampshire state history, 1775-1865. , Peace Religious aspects Christianity.
- People:
- Worcester, Noah. , Gilman, John Taylor
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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