First Incarnation (1815-1828)
David Low Dodge founded the society in 1815, soon after the end of the War of 1812. It became an active organization, holding regular weekly meetings, and producing literature which was spread as far as Gibraltar and Malta, describing the horrors of war and advocating pacificism on Christian grounds.
In 1828, the society merged with others in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts to form the American Peace Society.
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