Shakers (Mt. Lebanon Bishopric) Collection 1906-1907

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Shakers (Mt. Lebanon Bishopric) Collection 1906-1907

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Legal and printed materials. Includes the court transcript of testimony in the New York State Supreme Court case brought by Levi Shaw and other Trustees of the United Society of Believers (Shakers) against their neighbor, Olive Hand, and miscellaneous material related to this Mount Lebanon, New York deed dispute.

1 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6362662

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Shaw, Levi

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Hand, Olive

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Shakers

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The South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Society was located in Logan County, Kentucky, southwest of Bowling Green. From the description of South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Society records, 1769-1922 (1804-1916) [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 45232375 The United Society of Believers, also known as the Shakers, of South Union, Logan County, Ky., was established by missionaries from Ohio and Upper Kentucky who arrived in the Gaspar River area in 1807. T...

Shakers. Mt. Lebanon Bishopric (N.Y.)

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The Mount Lebanon Shaker Society (1787-1947) was an American communal settlement of Shakers in New Lebanon, New York. Arguably the most influential of the 19 American Shaker communities, Mount Lebanon was intended to serve as a model for all other members of the United Society of Believers (Shakers) to follow. At its peak, Mount Lebanon was home to 600 members and encompassed 6,000 acres. From the guide to the Shakers (Mt. Lebanon Bishopric) Collection, 1906-1907, (Special Collection...