Shakers Collection 1804-2002

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Shakers Collection 1804-2002

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The Shakers Collection, both of national and local interest, covers the period 1804-1983. The Collection includes many rare and valuable books, pamphlets, diaries, photographs and correspondence. Mentioned frequently in the collection are five individuals: William J. Hamilton, Richard McNemar, Issachar Bates, Stephen Ball and Nancy Moore. This inventory of the archives of the United Order of Believers, or Shakers, documents the life and history of a group of simple Christians with distinct beliefs. They formed a significant chapter in American religious history and, through the establishment of Watervliet Village in 1813, of local Dayton history as well. After Watervliet Village was dissolved in 1900, many Shaker diaries and personal records were lost. This inventory will help historians and researchers locate information which otherwise would be difficult to find.

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McNemar, Richard, 1770-1839

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American author and historian. From the description of Letter, 1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86171881 Richard McNemar, a one time Presbyterian minister, served as an Elder in the Shaker religious sect. He lived at the Union Village, Ohio, community. From the description of [A robber hymn. ca. 1809.] (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84304601 ...

Barrett, Andrew

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The Shakers Collection comprises the history of a unique religious sect. Encountering persecution from their origin in England to their first settlement in the New World, they found eventual tolerance and acceptance in the Ohio Valley, in particular, at Watervliet Village. They gained a reputation for honesty, hard work and skill in agriculture and hand crafts. Doomed to decline and eventual extinction by their celibate way of life, their history was preserved by dedicated Shaker ch...

Hamilton, William J., 1884-1974

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Bates, Issachar, 1758-1837

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Issachar Bates was a Shaker who traveled for the sect as a missionary. He was born in Kingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, on Jan. 29, 1758. He served in the American army during the Revolutionary War and married Lovina Maynard in May 1778. They had 11 children. He joined the Shakers at New Lebanon in August 1801. After years as a Shaker missionary, he died March 17, 1837, at New Lebanon. From the description of Sketch of the life and experience of Issachar Bates (sen.). [ca. 184...