[Rarebooks] FS: New Jersalem Conventions 1827-1834

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General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of 
America. JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS  OF THE NINTH GENERAL CONVENTION 
OF RECEIVERS OF THE DOCTRINES OF THE NEW  JERUSALEM IN THE UNITED 
STATES...[WITH] ELEVENTH [WITH] TWELFTH [WITH] THIRTEENTH  [WITH] 
FOURTEENTH [WITH] SIXTEENTH...[SIX VOLUMES]. Boston, Philadelphia: 
Office of the New  Baltimore Magazine, Adonis Howard, Clark and 
Raser, Allen & Goddard, Otis Clapp, 1827-1834. 32; 24; 20; 16;  21; 
32 pp. 8vo. Stitched paper wrappers. See Sabin 53248n (for 8th 
convention). Shoemaker 29958, 39776. Amer.  Imprints 2762.  First 
edition.

The New Church or Church of the New Jerusalem was based on the 
teachings of  Emanuel Swedenborg, and spread to America fron England 
in the late 18th century. While  confined mainly to the Boston, New 
York, and Baltimore areas, its missionaries reached into the 
frontier regions of the midwest, especially through the effort of a 
unique Swedenborgian convert,  John Chapman, better known as Johnny 
Appleseed. Each issue includes proceedings, letters,  reports, list 
of ordained ministers and lists of places with societies or 
receivers. Rear wrappers  lisdt books for sale. The six issues are: 
(1) Journal of the Proceedings of the Ninth General  Convention of 
Receivers of the Doctrines of the New Jerusalem in the United States, 
held at the  Temple, in Baltimore, June 7th, 8th, and 9th, 1827-71. 
(2) Eleventh General Convention... held at  the Athenaeum Lecture 
Room, in Boston, August 13th, 14th, and 15th, 1829-73. (3) Twelfth 
General Convention...held at the Temple of the Second New Jerusalem 
Church of Philadelphia,  June 3d, 4th, and 5th, 1830-74. (4) 
Thirteenth General Convention held at the New Jerusalem  Chapel, City 
of New York, June 2d, 3d, and 4th, 1831-75. (5) Fourteenth General 
Convention...  Held at the Hall in Phillips' Place, City of Boston, 
August 16, 1832-76. (6) Sixteenth General  Convention...Held at the 
Temple of the Second Society of the New Jerusalem in Philadelphia, 
June 5, 6, and 7, 1834-78. Scarce. OCLC shows single copies of the 
first three issues at the AAS  and no copies of the last three.

Very good copies with some scattered foxing, edgewer to a few 
issues, light soiling, light dampstain along bottom edge of one 
issue.  [28325]  $450.00 


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