The Massachusetts Peace Society (1815–1828) was an anti-war organization[1] in Boston, Massachusetts, established to "diffuse light on the subject of war, and to cultivate the principles and spirit of peace."[2] Founding officers included Thomas Dawes, William Phillips, Elisha Ticknor, Thomas Wallcut and Noah Worcester.[3] In 1828 the society "merged into the newly formed American Peace Society."[4][5]
^James Libby Tryon. The Rise of the Peace Movement. Yale Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 5 (Mar., 1911)
Further reading
Noah Worcester. Correspondence between the Massachusetts Peace Society and the Emperor of Russia and Prince Gallitzin. Niles' Weekly Register, Oct. 18, 1817.
Friend of Peace. v.2 (1821); v.4 (1827). Includes annual reports of the society.
John Gallison. Address, delivered at the fourth anniversary of the Massachusetts peace society, Dec. 25, 1819. Cambridge: printed by Hilliard & Metcalf, 1820.
Josiah Quincy. Address, delivered at the fourth anniversary of the Massachusetts peace society, Dec. 25, 1820. Cambridge: printed by Hilliard & Metcalf, 1821.
Tyler Bigelow. Address, delivered at the eighth anniversary of the Massachusetts peace society, Dec. 25, 1823. Boston: Printed by John B. Russell, 1824.