Call Number:

SC.283

Repository:

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Extent:

.01 linear ft. (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item or series here], New York Yearly Meeting Collection of Militia Regulations, SC/283, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College.

Date:

1812, 1821 (inclusive)

Creator:

New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and Rotch, William, 1759-1850

Abstract:

The collection contains Quaker correspondence concerning various states' regulations on military conscription and conscientious objection in the early 19th century.

Because the right of conscientious objection was not guaranteed in the U. S. Constitution, regulations were left to the individual states to determine.

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.

Arranged chronologically.