Hancock, Mass. diaries, 1789-1860.

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Hancock, Mass. diaries, 1789-1860.

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Diary with entries by several persons, 1789-1820, with list of persons joining the Shakers and what they brought with them, notes on weather, and family records of the Goodrich and Cogswell families up to 1806. Diary partly in shorthand, 1845-1860, possibly by Thomas Damon, which mentions a German group of 500 called "Society of True Inspiration" (the Amana group).

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Damon, Thomas

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Thomas Damon, a Shaker, lived at the Enfield, Connecticut, Shaker community. From the description of Diary. 1834-1845. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 779873095 ...

Amana Society

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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...