Repository: Swarthmore College Peace Collection / People: Blanchard, Joshua P. (Joshua Pollard), 1782-1868 / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1800">1800</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1849">1849</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Swarthmore College Peace Collection People Blanchard, Joshua P. (Joshua Pollard), 1782-1868 Year 1800 to 1849

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Abstract:: Joshua Pollard Blanchard was born in 1782. His "Quaker" principles led him into being an important nineteenth century peace leader (and abolitionist). Blanchard was an absolute pacifist who was a conscientious objector during the war of 1812, and was tried in New York. He joined the Massachusetts Peace Society in 1816 and was very active for many years in the American Peace Society (APSl).

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