[Item #55669] The Origin of the Oneida Community: or the Corporation of Bible Perfectionists at Putney, Vt. ONEIDA COMMUNITY.

The Origin of the Oneida Community: or the Corporation of Bible Perfectionists at Putney, Vt.

[n.p.]: [Oneida Community], [n.d.; ca 1880 or later]. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (21cm). Stapled pamphlet in white paper wraps, printed on front; [ii], 14pp. Discoloration around staples, minor soiling to rear, gently rubbed, but overall: Very Good.

An account of John Humphrey Noyes' theological development and of the Perfectionist community he established in the 1840s at Putney, Vermont. (The community relocated to Oneida, NY, following Noyes' 1847 arrest for adultery.) The pamphlet is undated, but cites other publications as late as 1877. Not in Dare or Wells.


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Price: $25.00

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