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Gleanings from old Shaker journals, compiled by Clara Endicott Sears

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Gleanings from old Shaker journals

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compiled by Clara Endicott Sears

Introduction -- Shadrack Ireland and the square house -- The origin of the Shakers -- Ann Lee -- The voyage and landing -- The settlement in the wilderness -- Mother Ann tells of her suffering -- Sowing the seed -- The arrival at the square house -- Mother Ann's ministration -- How Jemima Blanchard became a Shaker sister -- Harvard hostility to the Shakers -- Describing the appearance of Mother Ann, Father William, and Father James -- The journey to Enfield and back -- Driving the out-of-town Shakers from Harvard -- Visit to the Harvard Shakers in 1782 by Governor Plummer of New Hampshire - A respite at the square house -- The mob at Elijah Wild's -- The final exit from Harvard -- The last days -- Father James's short ministry and early death -- The vindication of Mother Ann's character -- The gathering of the church at Harvard -- The revival of 1807 -- The wave of mystic symbolism -- The Harvard Shaker industries -- The herb department -- Manners and customs -- The philosophers at Fruitlands and the Shakers -- Harvard recollections - Who was Leonile -- Conclusion -- Appendix