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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Temperance reform. (search)
ieties organized, one at Moreau, Saratoga co., N. Y., April 30, 1808; another at Greenfleld, N. Y., in 1809; and another at Hector, N. Y., April 3, 1818. The Massachusetts Society for the Suppression of Intemperance was instituted at Boston, Feb. 5, 1813; but temperance reform as an organized movement began Feb. 13, 1826, when the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance was organized at the Park Street Church, Boston, Mass. Drs. Justin Edwards, Woods, Jenks, and Wayland, and Messrs. John Tappan and S. V. S. Wilder were prominent in it. The following is the chronology of the chief events in the temperance movement in America: First women's temperance society organized in Ohio, close of......1828 New York State and Connecticut State temperance societies organized......1829 Congressional Temperance Society organized at Washington, D. C.......Feb. 26, 1833 First national temperance convention meets at Philadelphia; 440 delegates from twenty-two States......May 24-
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
.Oct. 17, 1777 [Total number surrendered, 5,642; previous losses about 4,000.] Lieutenant-Colonel Baylor's troop of horse (unarmed) surprised and mostly killed and wounded (sixty-seven out of 104) by a party of British under Grey, near old Tappan, on the night of......Sept. 27, 1778 Schoharie ravaged by Indians and Tories......Oct. 16, 1778 Cherry Valley ravaged by Indians and Tories......Nov. 11-12, 1778 Sir Henry Clinton captures Verplanck's and Stony Point......June, 1779 St £ 10,000 and commission of brigadier-general.] A military board, Gen. Nathanael Greene president, convict Andre as a spy......Sept. 29, 1780 General Washington approves the finding of the board......Sept. 30, 1780 Major Andre hanged at Tappan at twelve o'clock, noon, and buried there......Oct. 2, 1780 Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers, coming from England, settles with a body of that sect near Albany, 1774, and establishes a community of them at New Lebanon......1780 William Alexa
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Westminster Abbey. (search)
tisocracy dreams of his earlier days that he remained seriously offended with Lamb for years. I do not believe myself that Westminster boys could ever have been such Philistines as to deface the beautiful works of art which are consecrated by the memories of the dead. The beauty and historic interest of the heads must have tempted the senseless and unscrupulous greed of mere relic-mongers. Over Andreas tomb, fastened to the wall, is a wreath of autumn leaves brought by Dean Stanley from Tappan, and by him placed here. He also hung on the monument a little silver medal commemorative of Andreas fate, which was given him by Mr. Field; but that was stolen. Leaving the tomb of the ill-fated officer, our American friend must not omit to notice on the same wall, a little farther on, a modest tablet to an American citizen, Col. J. L. Chester, who, with rare munificence and rare devotion of labor, has edited in a handsome volume The marriage, baptismal, and burial register of the Abbey
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807-1892 (search)
, so like and yet so separate in feeling, confronted each other as hostile sects; and Never either found another To free the hollow heart from paining: They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs that have been torn asunder, A dreary sea now flows between; But neither rain nor frost nor thunder Can wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once has been. We found about forty members assembled in the parlors of our friend Lewis, and after some general conversation Lewis Tappan was asked to preside over an informal meeting preparatory to the opening of the convention. A handsome, intellectual-looking man, in the prime of life, responded to the invitation, and in a clear, well-modulated voice, the firm tones of which inspired hope and confidence, stated the objects of our preliminary council, and the purpose which had called us together, in earnest and well-chosen words. In making arrangements for the convention, it was thought expedient to secure, if possible, th
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 1, Chapter 7: Baltimore jail, and After.—1830. (search)
, his indebtedness to them and his shame that the churches had allowed themselves to be thus surpassed, he felt it incumbent upon him to explain that he was very far from sympathizing with their views on religious questions, and that he believed slavery could be abolished only through the power of the Gospel and of the Christian religion. The hall was pretty well filled when he began his address, and the audience included Dr. Lyman Beecher, Rev. Ezra S. Gannett, Deacon Moses Grant, and John Tappan (a brother of Arthur）—the last two, well-known and respected merchants; Rev. Samuel J. May, then settled as a Unitarian minister at Brooklyn, Connecticut, and the only one of the denomination in that State; his cousin, Samuel E. Sewall, a young Boston lawyer; and his brother-in-law, A. Bronson Alcott. It was natural that Mr. Sewall should find himself in sympathy with Mr. Garrison. His distinguished ancestor, Judge Samuel Sewall, was one of the earliest opponents of slavery in Americ
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 28: the city Oration,—the true grandeur of nations.—an argument against war.—July 4, 1845.—Age 34. (search)
strength. No one has more heartily rejoiced in its astonishing success than your sincere friend. Dr. Howe wrote, July 5:— I could never love you more than I did yesterday morning, and yet at night I was far more proud of your friendship than ever before. To say you have done yourself honor is to say but little; but you have done a noble work, even though ridicule and sarcasm should follow you through life. You have struck a blow at the false gods which the people worship. John Tappan, who was present at the exercises in Tremont Temple, then advanced in years, but spared for nearly a generation longer, wrote the next day, assuring Sumner of the gratitude of thousands, and adding:— You will be assailed by many, but truth is on your side, and you will rejoice on your dying day that you have uttered it boldly. You have said no more than Channing and Worcester have said before you; though considering the time, place, and audience, it was a high effort of moral coura
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 31: the prison—discipline debates in Tremont Temple.—1846-1847. (search)
any association like ours. Let none of us say, Our Society, right or wrong. He concluded by moving the appointment of a committee to examine and review the former printed reports and course of the Society, and to consider if its action could in any way be varied or amended so that its usefulness might be extended. The Law Reporter, July, 1846, vol. IX. p. 98, spoke of the speech as one of great eloquence and power. See also p. 92. Bradford Sumner, Dr. W. Channing, Rev. Mr. Todd, John Tappan, and Dwight followed Sumner in reply, and George S. Hillard spoke briefly in his support. The resolution was carried; and the president appointed as the committee, Bradford Sumner, Charles Sumner, Hillard, Dr. Channing, and Dwight; and the president was added to it by the vote of the Society. Dr. Wayland did not at the moment suppose he was designating the member first named as chairman, assuming instead that he would be chosen by the committee; and afterwards he expressed regret that h
The picturesque pocket companion, and visitor's guide, through Mount Auburn, History of Mount Auburn. (search)
held in November, 1825, at the house and by the instance of our respected fellow-citizen, Dr. Jacob Bigelow, on which occasion were present with himself Messrs. John Lowell, George Bond, William Sturgis, Thomas W. Ward, Samuel P. Gardiner, John Tappan and Nathan Hale. The design of a Cemetery somewhere in the vicinity of the city met with unanimous approval, and Messrs. Bond and Tappan were appointed a Committee to make enquiries, and report a suitable piece of ground for the purpose. TheTappan were appointed a Committee to make enquiries, and report a suitable piece of ground for the purpose. The Committee were unsuccessful in their enquiries, and never reported, nor was the subject ever actively revived in any way by these immediate parties. The next movement was in 1830, when Dr. Bigelow, having obtained from George W. Brimmer, Esq., the offer of Sweet Auburn, for a Public Cemetery, at the price of six thousand dollars, communicated the fact to the officers of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and engaged their co-operation as private individuals in a great effort to accompl
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, chapter 13 (search)
sfield. Stearns, Daniel, Pittsfield. Stearns, Mrs. Mary E, Medford. Stearns, Geo. L., Medford. Stebbins, John B., Springfield. Stoddard, Chas., Boston. Stone, Amos, Charlestown. Storrs, Rev. R. P., Braintree. Stowe, William, Springfield. Strong, Edward A., Boston. Swan, Daniel, Medford. Swan, Joseph, Medford. Swan, C. L., Clinton. Taber, Henry, New Bedford. Talbot, Cyrus, Dighton. Talbot, Dr. Chas., Dighton. Talmadge, Henry, Williamstown. Tappan, John, Boston. Tappan, Chas., Brookline. Taylor, W. O., Boston. Taylor, Mrs. E. B., Quincy. Taylor, Rev. John L., Andover. Taylor, Edward, Andover. Temple, Mark M., Reading. Thayer, Wm. Sidney, Milton. Thorndike, James P., Braintree. Thorpe, Lewis, Athol. Thorpe, Walter, Athol. Titcomb, W. W., Boston. Tower, L. L., Cambridge. Towne, Ebenezer B., Raynham. Train, Samuel, Medford. True, Jackson Wm., Andover. Tuckerman, Robert, New Bedford. Tufts,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2, Index of names of persons. (search)
R. C., 359 Taft, Velorous, 576 Taggard, F. W., 359, 448, 560 Taggart, C. A., 499 Tainter, D. W., 140 Tainter, G. W., 140 Talbot, B. F., 359, 448, 560 Talbot, Charles, 584 Talbot, Cyrus, 584 Talbot, J. J., 726 Talbot, N. H., 359 Talbot, R. S., 140 Talbot, Tristram, 359 Talbot, W. K., 448 Talbot, Zephaniah, 140 Tallman, William, Jr., 140 Talmadge, Henry, 584 Tannatt, G. F., 448, 480 Tannatt, T. R., 230, 448 Tansey, W. F., 495 Tapley, Warren, 390 Tappan, Charles, 584 Tappan, John, 584 Tappan, L. W., Jr., 359 Tarbell, G. G., 390 Tarbell, J. F., 140 Tarbox, J. K., 359 Tarr, Robert, 140 Tay, Cyrus, 359 Taylor, Albert, 142 Taylor, Charles F., 142 Taylor, Clinton F., 142 Taylor, E. B., Mrs., 584 Taylor, E. D., 359 Taylor, E. E., 142 Taylor, E. T., 481 Taylor, Edward, 584 Taylor, G. W., 359 Taylor, George, 142 Taylor, George H., 359 Taylor, George Harvey, 496 Taylor, H. W., 142 Taylor, I. L., 481 Taylor, J. L., 584 Taylor, J. T., 481 Taylor, Jam
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