A journal of domestic events [microform] / kept by Benjamin Lyon. [1839-1847]

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A journal of domestic events [microform] / kept by Benjamin Lyon. [1839-1847]

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Manuscript volume in two parts. The first is a daily record of activities and events at the New Lebanon, N.Y. Shaker community, Jan. 1, 1839-April 5, 1840. The second is a list of provisions needed to carry on with daily life, 1841-1847; items range from lamp oil to dung forks, from sandpaper to salt.

[160] p. ; 20 x 21 cm.

Hamilton College, Daniel Burke Library

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Hamilton College, Daniel Burke Library

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Lyon, Benjamin.

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Benjamin Lyon was a Shaker from the New Lebanon, New York, community. In the 1850 census, he was listed as a wheelwright. He was born in Massachusetts on July 14, 1780. From the description of A journal of domestic events / kept by Benjamin Lyon. 1839-1847. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 779873111 Benjamin Lyon was a Shaker from the New Lebanon, N.Y. community. From the description of A journal of domestic events [microform] / kept by Benjamin Lyon. [1...

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...