| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) Records
| | | | Creator: | First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) | | | | Dates: | 1838-1879 | | | | Abstract: | The First New Jerusalem Society was a church founded in 1838, in Chillicothe (Ross County), Ohio, whose members were followers of the doctrines of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), Swedish scientist, mystic and religious philosopher. The collection consists of minutes, lists of members, copies of agreements, and correspondence. Pre-1857 records recorded from memory by Amasa D. Sproat, secretary of the society, after the originals were destroyed by fire. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. | | | | Call #: | MS 0399 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America -- Societies, etc. | First New Jerusalem Society (Chillicothe, Ohio) | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. | New Jerusalem Church -- Ohio. | Churches -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Abel Larkin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Larkin, Abel Family | | | | Dates: | 1790-1918 | | | | Abstract: | Abel Larkin (1764-1830) of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Rutland, Vermont, settled in Rutland, Ohio, in 1804. He served as township clerk, justice of the peace, and associate justice for Meigs County. Abel Jr. and Stillman C. Larkin were his sons. The collection consists of correspondence, family histories, legal and financial documents, account books, church records, speeches, invitations, and writings, of Abel Larkin Sr., Abel Larkin Jr., Stillman C. Larkin, and other members of their family. Includes records of the Chillicothe Methodist Church and Civil War correspondence of James E. Bullock, who served with the 116th Regt. of Ohio Infantry. | | | | Call #: | MS 0924 | | | | Extent: | 2.10 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Larkin, Abel, 1764-1830. | Larkin family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 116th (1862-1865) | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. | Court records -- Ohio -- Gallia County. | Court records -- Ohio -- Meigs County. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Meigs County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Gallia County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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