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Whitcher, Benjamin. Canterbury, N.H., single-sheet manuscripts, 1837-1849.

Title: Canterbury, N.H., single-sheet manuscripts, 1837-1849.

Chiefly correspondence, songs, booklet, and spirit communications, of members of the Shaker community at Canterbury, N.H. Also includes letter (1843 Dec. 7) from Thomas Corbett, Canterbury, to Calvin Thurlow, Alfred, ordering red roses and discussing discounts and other plants; letter (1844 May 5) from the Canterbury Ministry to that in Alfred regarding current affairs, the health of members, and visits between the two communities; letter (1849 Jan. 11) from the Canterbury Ministry concerning legislation in New Hampshire concerning the Shakers, "stirred up by Mary Marshall [Dyer] and other apostates" and the accompanying persecuting and prying into the lifestyle and rules of the Shakers; and letter (1849 Nov. 20) from the Canterbury Ministry to Joseph Brackett, Alfred, pertaining to changes at the community at Mount Lebanon, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: .5 box.

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New Lebanon, N.Y., single-sheet manuscripts, 1860-1941.

Title: New Lebanon, N.Y., single-sheet manuscripts, 1860-1941.

Chiefly correspondence, inventories, circulars, poems, legal papers, receipts, invoices, and other papers, of/or relating to Mount Lebanon, the Shaker community at New Lebanon, N.Y. Also includes letter (1864) from Eliza Ann Taylor to Mary Whitcher, Canterbury, reflecting the motto "Hands to Work and Hearts to God"; sketch of a society meeting (8 p., 1865 Apr. 23), pertaining to the annual meeting led by Elder Daniel Boler; letter (1869 Apr. 19) from Betsy Bates, to Eldress Ann (Eliza Ann Taylor), Mt. Lebanon, written from the "spirit land" of her death (1869 Mar. 3); note (1869 July 10) from Sarah Bates to Esdresses Ann and Polly Langford, welcoming them home; description of Sabbath meeting at Mt. Lebanon (1870 Apr. 17); receipts (2 items, 1871-1872) of Sarah Ann Lewis, concerning fancy goods purchased at Mt. Lebanon and Bridgeport, Conn.; right of way agreement (1880 Aug. 20) giving free access to Benjamin Gates to the coal sheds at Lebanon Springs, N.Y.; letters (2 items, 1882, 1883) from Benjamin Gates to Otis Sawyer, Sabbathday Lake, concerning a new dwelling house at New Gloucester and losses in the garden seed business; account (1883) of days worked at the pill shop; and letter (1886) from A.J. White, agent for Shaker medicines in New York, N.Y., to C.H. Williams, requesting that Williams become a commission agent for the sale of Kaskine. Also includes letter (1887 June 3) from F.W. Evans, aboard steamer State of Georgia, at sea, en route to England and Scotland, describing rough seas, whales, icebergs, and lectures given while on ship; letters (1896-1898) from Joseph Holden, Mt. Lebanon, to William Dumont, Sabbathday Lake (SDL), relating to the apple crop, impending visits, health, and other subjects; letters (1904, 1910) from Alonzo G. Hollister to Br. Delmer Wilson, SDL, asking spiritual questions and reflecting on the deaths of sisters Aurelia Mace and Agnes Lee and brother Joseph Quinn; account (1913) of South Family sisters, Mt. Lebanon, managed by Eldress Sarah Collins, written on the billhead of R.M. Wagan & Co., manufacturers of Shaker chairs; and accounts and other materials on the manufacture of the chairs, rugs, medicinal extracts, and fancy goods.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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Bean, Myra. Canterbury, N.H., single-sheet manuscripts, 1837 Nov. 29-1926 Apr. 4.

Title: Canterbury, N.H., single-sheet manuscripts, 1837 Nov. 29-1926 Apr. 4.

Chiefly correspondence (some letters with envelopes), poems, recipes, songs, spirit writings, postcards, and other papers, of members of the Shaker community at Canterbury, N.H. Also includes letter (1859 Sept. 23) from David Parker to H.D. Robertson, Warner, N.H., ordering white pine for construction of washing machines; letter (1860 Mar. 12) from U.S. representative M.W. Tappan, Washington, D.C., to Mrs. C.L.T. Carr, referring to Parker's visit and the sending of speeches to Shaker girls in New Hampshire; poems written by Abraham Perkins, Mary Whitcher, Abby Joanna Trull, and others; letter (1875 Sept. 19) from Alexander Cochran, Canterbury to Henry Green, Alfred, regarding Green's sales trip to the mountains, Shaker meetings held, and the lack of recruitment of new members; letters from Julia J. Briggs and others to Delmer C. Wilson, SDL, expressing appreciation for photographs and including many spiritual sentiments; letters from Miriam Wall to Emma King, Canterbury; pattern instructions addressed to Ada S. Cummings, SDL; and letters from Lillian Phelps and other Shaker women in Canterbury to Mildred Barker, Alfred, regarding music lessons and other subjects.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

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Parker, David, 1807-1867. Canterbury, N.H., single-sheet manuscripts, 1849-1926.

Title: Canterbury, N.H., single-sheet manuscripts, 1849-1926.

Chiefly correspondence (some letters with envelopes), poems, songs, greeting cards, circulars, and other papers, of members of the Shaker community at Canterbury, N.H. Also includes letters from Henry C. Blinn (1861) and Betsy J. Kaime (1864) to Otis Sawyer, SDL, reflecting daily events, the health of community members, vegetarian diets, and Kaime's safe journey home; description of the Canterbury Shaker village (1874) copied from The Statistics and Gazetteer of New Hampshire, compiled by Alonzo J. Fogg; letter (1874 Oct. 11) from Mary L. Miller to Joseph Brackett, SDL, recalling visits to Maine and describing a meeting of Shakers in Franklin, N.H., held for the "World's People"; verses and complimentary cards from Mary Whitcher to Henry Green, Alfred; and letter (1875 Sept. 19) from Alexander Cochran to Green, relating to sales trips, visiting tourists, the holding of local meetings to explain Shakerism, a visit from Henry Cummings of Enfield, N.H., and the report of James Hartley in England promoting the Shakers to the British. Also includes letters (1901-1903) from Chellis Wing, Julia J. Briggs, Mary Ann Wilson, Lucy A. Shepard, and Sarah F. Wilson to Br. Delmer Wilson, SDL, relating to new agricultural machinery at Canterbury, building repairs, grain prices, gardening, visits to SDL, the weather, etc.; plan (1903) of Canterbury Shaker village drawn by Delmer Wilson, showing 34 buildings; journal excerpt (1903) prepared by Jessie Evans, detailing the revision and reprinting of the Canterbury Shaker Music Book; Christmas letters from or to Miriam Wall, Emma King, Edith Green, and Alice M. Howland; and several letters, chiefly on daily affairs written to Mildred Barker, Alfred, by various Canterbury sisters, including Lillian Phelps, Annie Baker, and Jessie Evans.

ArchivalResource: .5 box.

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