Rapp, Frederick, 1775-1834
Variant namesRapp 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
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Robert Owen Collection, 1805-1858 | National Co-operative Archive | |
| referencedIn | Young, William, 1755-1829. ALS : to Charles I. and Victor du Pont, 1826 July 23 [photocopy]. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| referencedIn | New Harmony Manuscripts, 1812-1871 | Working Men's Institute of New Harmony, Indiana | |
| creatorOf | Rapp, Frederick, 1775-1834. Papers, 1816-1827. | Indiana Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | [Frederick Rapp, biographical materials] | University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System | |
| referencedIn | Karl John Richard Arndt collection of Bernhard Muller and the Harmony Society, 1721-1984 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
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| associatedWith | Arndt, Karl John Richard. | person |
| associatedWith | Harmony Society | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New Harmony (Ind.) Working Men's Institute. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Owen, Robert., 1777-1858 | person |
| associatedWith | Young, William, 1755-1829. | person |
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| Edwardsville (Ill.) | |||
| Indiana--New Harmony | |||
| New Harmony (Ind.) | |||
| Shawneetown (Ill.) | |||
| Vincennes (Ind.) |
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Birth 1775
Death 1834
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