U.S.A. Temperance Union Pledge

Files

M4 Box 1 folder 1 19th c USA Temperance Union pledge rsz.jpg

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.

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

Learn more:
Temperance Movement, Social Welfare History Project

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.