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Organizations

(Other than political parties and churches).

Academy of Natural Sciences

Philadephia. Founded in 1812 by Gerard Troost, who was president for 5 years, and others.

American Anti-Slavery Society

Founded by William Lloyd Garrison, it drew the support of the Tappan brothers of New York until Arthur tried to restrain its radicalism in 1834-5, and was rebuked.

Published The Emancipator, a milder paper than Garrison's Liberator, until that paper became the property of the faction that formed the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.

Source: Stewart, Holy Warriers, p69 94, 100, and Karcher, ...First Woman .. Lydia Child.., p267.

American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society

Seceded from the American Anti-Slavery Society in July 1840 over the election of Abby Kelly to the executive committee. This left William Lloyd Garrison leading a purged and far more radical organization.

American Bible Society :

Supported by Arthur Tappan.

American Colonization Society

American Education Society :

Supported by Arthur Tappan.

American Home Mission Society :

Supported by Arthur Tappan.

American Philosophical Society

Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 to "promote useful knowledge". Thomas Jefferson was, for a while (1796-1800, when he was vice president of U.S.?), the president of the society.

American Sunday School Union :

Supported by Arthur Tappan.

American Tract Society :

Supported by Arthur Tappan.

American Union for the Relief and Improvement of the Colored People

Called by William Lloyd Garrison "a soulless organization with a sounding title".

Conservative, but founded partly because the American Colonization Society seemed, to some of the founders, to want to forcibly deport free blacks.

The Boston Tappan brothers, Charles and John, had a leading role, as did T. H. Gallaudet.

(Wyatt-Brown, Tappan, p135-6)

Association of Gentlemen :

Supported by Arthur Tappan.

Freethinkers' Society (Boston)

Hosted W.L. Garrison's antislavery lecture on 10/15/30 (no church would have him).

Friends of Ireland Society

Est. 10/12/1840 in Boston to Irish Repeal. Initially, the Boston head was John W. James; the national head was Robert Tyler, son of the President.

Source: Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, p15ff.

L.N.R.A., or Loyal National Repeal Association.

Irish organization, organized 4/15/1840, for repeal of the union between Britain and Ireland; i.e. for a separate Irish Parliament. ("Loyal" meant NOT for total independence of Ireland?).

Source: Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, p14ff.

New England Anti-Slavery Society

Odd Fellows

For two references see 4/26/29 (first formation) 4/26/31 (dedication of a new lodge). (Source: Vexler, Baltimore, p20, 33)

Sisters of Providence

A school for black girls was established by them in Baltimore, 6/5/29.

Society for Promoting Manual Labor in Literary Institutions

One of many organizations founded by Arthur and Lewis Tappan. This one formed in July 1831, with Theodore Weld in a prominent role. (source: Thomas, Weld, p25)

States Rights and Free Trade Association (of South Carolina)

Formed in Charleston, SC at Fayolle's hall on 7/12/1831, with the object of "unifying the nullifiers' campaign, distributing propaganda, and arranging meetings ... educating and exciting the 'rable' [in violation of the old rules of aristocracy]". (Source:  Freehling, Prelude to Civil War, p224-5)

United States Peace Society

Founded in 1828 by William Ladd.

Young Men of Boston