Cowanesque Temperance Society - Pennsylvania Photos and Documents
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Title
Cowanesque Temperance Society
Alternative Label
Cowenesque Temperance Society
Subject
Knoxville (Pa.)
Social organizations
Tioga County (Pa.)
Description
Hand made leather-bound notebook of an early temperance organization that included male and female members. Includes Constitution, pledge, lists of members joining at various times, and records actions at meetings, events, speakers, and discussions. The book record runs from 1842 to 1848, and precedes by several years other religious temperance movements in the area. Contains 47 hand-written pages. Fragile condition.
Knoxville Public Library 814-326-4448, kpblibrary@gmail.com
Contributing Institution
Knoxville Public Library
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
