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[Title Page]
THE
COMPRISING A GENERAL VINDICATION OF THE CHARACTER OF
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
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[Title page of the third section, page [115]. ] THE
An account of the proceedings of Abram Van
It is well known that the United Society, called Shakers, from its earliest existence in this western country, hath been subject to the unremitting slander and misrepresentation of a certain class of the human family ; and therefore any public vindication of our character might be considered, by impartial citizens, as unnecessary.-But considering that even in the state of New-York, where the innocence and virtue of the institution have long been indisputable, the power of falsehood could bring upon the church a legislative privation of her civil and sacred rights - and that the same imperious spirit hath commenced hostilities upon us, equally, if not more alarming,--it might be deemed a criminal neglect of duty, should we omit offering to the public any refutation of their bold and confident statements. As the principal matters relating to the Shakers, which have lately been presented to the public, have come forth under the signature of Abram Van Vleet, Esq. who is a [transcriber note: end of page] |
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[3. Alphabetical list of names of the Shakers who signed their names [29th day of September 1819] in a Supplement at the end of the third section, page [vi].
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4. Continuation of alphabetical list of names of the Shakers who signed their names [29th day of September 1819] in a Supplement at the end of the third section, page [vii].]
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