[Letters from various Shaker communities to Deacon Stephen Munson, New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1813-1829.

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Munson, Stephen. [Letters from various Shaker communities to Deacon Stephen Munson, New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1813-1829.

[Letters from various Shaker communities to Deacon Stephen Munson, New Lebanon, N.Y.]. 1813-1829.

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Contents of these letters to Munson are as varied as the geographical areas from which they come. At the same time, they detail matters that might concern any Shaker community. One of the Enfields sent $400 to help defray the expense of a new meetinghouse at the New Lebanon, N.Y., community. Half the sum came in 1822, and the other half arrived two years later. The Watervliet, N.Y., Shakers asked for a charitable contribution to assist the mother of one of their members. They also related their experiences with land purchases. The community at Harvard, Mass., requested parts for a mill and, later, sent carrot seeds to help the New Lebanon seed industry. South Union, Ky., residents related events that occurred while they traveled from New Lebanon to their home. The Pleasant Hill, Ky., Shakers sent information about their legal problems. And, the Canterbury, N.H., community asked that a publication about a court case be distributed.

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