Rapp, Frederick, 1775-1834

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Birth 1775
Death 1834
German, English,

Biographical notes:

Rapp was the adopted son of George Rapp, founder of the Harmony Society. Frederick Rapp served as the society's leader and spokesman, was a delegate to the 1816 Indiana Constitutional Convention, and was a member of the 1820 commission to locate a new state capital. The Harmony Society left Germany in 1803 and settled in Pennsylvania before moving to 20,000 acres in southwest Indiana in 1814.

From the description of Papers, 1816-1827. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31474295

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Subjects:

  • Collective settlements

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Places:

  • Edwardsville (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Indiana--New Harmony (as recorded)
  • New Harmony (Ind.) (as recorded)
  • Shawneetown (Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Vincennes (Ind.) (as recorded)