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Icarian Community

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Icarian Community account

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319631]
Identifier: MSS SC 2151
Scope and Contents

Handwritten list of accounts for financial transactions with the company of Taylor and Shepard.

Dates: 1856

Icarian Community legal instruments

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311000]
Identifier: MSS SC 1261
Scope and Contents

Handwritten "bill of exceptions" and a printed legal notice. The bill is dated Oct. 13, 1854 and regards the case of Warren vs. the Icarian Community. The notice, which is entitled "advertisement," is dated Dec. 25, 1852 and appeared in the Nauvoo Tribune published by the Icarian Autographic Establishment.

Dates: 1852-1854

Icarian Community records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 486
Scope and Contents

Official records of the Icarian Community in Nauvoo, Illinois in 1850 and 1851. They were produced under the authority of Etienne Cabet the leader of the community. They include a "constitution" of the Icarians on how members may enter and leave the community, an autobiographical statement by Cabet that defends the Icarians and the reason for establishing them, seven addresses to the Icarians by Cabet, and "Reviews" of Icarian activities in 1850 and 1851."

Dates: 1850-1851

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Clubs and Societies 2
Advertisements 1
City and Town Life 1
Collective settlements -- Illinois -- Nauvoo -- History 1
Icarian movement -- History -- Sources 1