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Lower Sandusky Temperance Society Records

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Title	Lower Sandusky Temperance Society Records
Subject	Civil Liberties Temperance
Place	Fremont (Ohio) Sandusky County (Ohio)
Description	There were thirty temperance societies in Ohio by 1829. The Lower Sandusky Temperance Society formed in 1839 in Lower Sandusky, now known as Fremont. This 6.5" x 7.75"(16.5 x 19.7 cm) volume consists of about twenty handwritten pages. The society's constitution reflects the belief that "the use of alcoholic liquors, as a beverage, to families, individuals and communities [produces]... evil effects too palpable to be denied by any person of observation and correct principles, And that a thorough suppression of this vice should be the aim of every person who regards the welfare of his fellow men" Of the 205 signatures of the membership roster, 126 were men and 79 were women. Interestingly, one of the original members of the society, Ezra Williams, is mentioned in H. Z. Williams' History of Sandusky County (1882) as having operated a prosperous still in Fremont from 1827 to 1837. Another document, entitled "American Pledge" bears 55 male and 48 female signatures and reads: "We agree not to use intoxicating drinks as a beverage, nor traffic in them, nor provide them at our entertainments, nor for the persons in our employ; but in all suitable ways to discountenance their use."
Creator	Lower Sandusky Temperance Society
Date of Original	1839 - 1841
Collection	http://www.sandusky-county-scrapbook.net (for more information on Sandusky County history)
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) LH Misc MSS
Submitting Institution	Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Type	Text; 1839;1841
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om66_557051_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om66_557051_001.tif
Image Height	3024
Image Width	2448
File Size	289.339 KB
Full Text	Temperance Record July 4 1839

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