Author Biography
The American Tract Society (Boston) began formation as the New England Tract Society which began in 1814 in Boston. In 1823, the named was changed to American Tract Society. In 1825, the New York Religious Tract Society (formed in 1812) met with the American Tract Society of Boston and adopted a plan to form a new American Tract Society. On May 11, 1825, at a meeting of delegates of Tract Societies from around the country (about 38), convened in New York, and the American Tract Society was solemnly and unanimously organized.
