Community life collection, 1829-1912.

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Community life collection, 1829-1912.

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Indentures placing individuals with Shaker communities, 1849-1857; manuscript testament of an elderly Sister, 1881; notebook from Mount Lebanon Shakers containing list of clothing given to those leaving the Society, 1829, and records of dairy work, 1831-1834; six letters from the ministry of Union Village, Ohio to that of Mount Lebanon, 1871-1876, discussing fires, government of the Ohio settlement, financial arrangements, and court cases; letter of introduction for William Duncan's trip to inspect mill wheel mechanism at Mount Lebanon, 1844; leaflets on Shaker rules, 1830 and 1868; and clippings about Shaker euthanasia case in Florida, dismissal of Elder Ernest Pick, Mount Lebanon, marriage of former Shakers, and other issues, 1909-1912.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Duncan, William, junior

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William Duncan was born on Oct. 14, 1778 in N.H., the son of John and Margaret Duncan. He married Ruth Gilmore (d. 1821) in 1805 and together they had four children. William served as a Justice of the Peace and as a captain in the 10th company, 32nd regiment of the State Militia in 1810. At various times, he was involved with a wool mill, lumbering, a mill dam, and farming. In 1825 William moved to Mich. with one of his sons, Delamore. William moved to Ohio in 1827 and married Mrs. Lydia Wood (d...

Pick, Ernest.

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Shaker Museum (Old Chatham, N.Y.)

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Covenants were articles of agreement concerning admission to the society and its rules and regulations. From the description of Covenants and rules, 1792-1934. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155494464 ...