U.S.A. Temperance Union Pledge
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Title
U.S.A. Temperance Union Pledge
Description
We, the undersigned, connected with the Army of the United States, feeling the necessity of some fafe-guard against the evil of Intemperance so prevalent among us, and believing that Total Abstinence alone will prove effectual, do adopt the following PLEDGE:
I do hereb solemnly pledge myself to this Union, before God and my country, never to use as a beverage any distilled or malt liquors; wine or cider; and that I will do all in my power to promote Temperance among the Officers and Solders of the Army. Signing this Pledge constitutes me a Member of the U.S.A. Temperance Union.
I do hereb solemnly pledge myself to this Union, before God and my country, never to use as a beverage any distilled or malt liquors; wine or cider; and that I will do all in my power to promote Temperance among the Officers and Solders of the Army. Signing this Pledge constitutes me a Member of the U.S.A. Temperance Union.
Creator
U.S.A. Temperance Union
Source
M 4, Box 1, folder 1, Thompson Collection of Lincolniana 1803-1965, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Publisher
McGill & Withrow, Printers and Stereotypers
Contributor
Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Rights
This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Notes
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Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project
Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project
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Citation
U.S.A. Temperance Union, “U.S.A. Temperance Union Pledge,” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed November 2, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/7.