New York Yearly Meeting collection of militia regulations

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.

Gift of New York Yearly Meeting, 1997

RG2/NYy Records

Use

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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.

Publisher

Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College

Finding aids author

Susanna Morikawa

Date

October 2017

Creator

New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Rotch, William, 1759-1850

Subject

Conscientious objection -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends

Conscientious objection

United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Concientious objectors

Conscientious objection -- Rhode Island

Conscientious objection -- New York (State)

Conscientious objection -- North Carolina

Conscientious objection -- Ohio

Organization

New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Language

English