A Guide to the Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance Minutes, 1848-1852 Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance Minutes, 1848-18521128168

A Guide to the Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance Minutes, 1848-1852

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Barcode number: 1128168


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1128168
Title
Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance Minutes, 1848-1852
Physical Characteristics
1 v. (391 p.)
Collector
Lancaster  next hit County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance Minutes, 1848-1852. Local government records collection, previous hit Lancaster  next hit County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of records from previous hit Lancaster County.

Historical Information

previous hit Lancaster  next hit County was probably named for the English county. It was formed from Northumberland and York Counties in 1651

The Timothy Division No. 152 of the Sons of Temperance was constituted at previous hit Lancaster  next hit Court House 1848 July 27. The Sons of Temperance, a total abstinence society, was founded in New York in 1842. The fraternal order provided assistance for its members, both in remaining temperate, and as a mutual aid society. More broadly, they promoted the societal benefit of abstinence and temperance. In contrast to its immediate predecessor, the Washington Movement, the Sons recruited members from among those already well affected to their cause. Though they refrained from taking public stances on religious and political matters, they did advocate ending the temptation by stopping the production and sale of alcohol. As a mutual aid society, the Sons of Temperance doled out sickness and disability benefits and allotted money to assist with the burial of fellow brothers and their wives. The attractiveness of its benefits led the organization to operate as a secret society, with stringent rules and a highly restricted membership. Allegations of intemperance and other transgressions were routinely investigated and often led to expulsion from the organization.

Scope and Content

Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance Minutes, 1848-1852. The minutes document monthly meetings, which were held at the Masonic Hall at previous hit Lancaster  next hit Courthouse and in private homes. Business included reports on members suspected of breaking the vow of temperance and on the character of prospective members. The minutes also document the election of officers, the resignation and death of members, and other administrative business. Index.

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.)--Circuit Court.
  • Timothy Division No. 152 Sons of Temperance ( previous hit Lancaster  next hit County, Va.)
  • Subjects:

  • Fraternal organizations--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Temperance--Virginia--Societies, etc.
  • Geographical Names:

  • previous hit Lancaster  next hit County (Va.)--History--19th century.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Minutes--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.
  • Organization records--Virginia-- previous hit Lancaster  next hit County.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Lancaster County (Va.)--History--19th century.