Papers, 1816-1827.

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Papers, 1816-1827.

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The collection consists mostly of letters written to Rapp from Shawneetown and Edwardsville, Ill., and Vincennes, Ind. Many are introductions for individuals visiting or passing through New Harmony. There is also an invoice of goods received, a cash account, and letters regarding financial matters.

2 folders.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Harmony Society

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The original German, utopian community, Harmonie Society, arrived in Pennsylvania in the 1780s, relocated to New Harmony, Indiana, in 1814. It established a final home, Economy, near Ambridge, in western Pennsylvania, in 1825. The Society prospered through 1868, dissolving itself in 1905 after membership declined. From the description of Harmony Society collection, 1838-1935. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 126881760 The Harmony Society was a G...

Rapp, Frederick, 1775-1834

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Rapp 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 re...