Genre: Ephemera
Subgenre - Ephemera: Passport
Contributor Name: Robinson, Edward, 1794-1863
Date:
July 25th, 1827
Language: Swedish
Extent: 2 images
Series Title: Passports for Edward and / or Therese Robinson and other family members
Collection Membership: Edward Robinson
The Bishop Hill Colony was founded in western Illinois in 1846 by dissenters from the Swedish Lutheran Church. Known as lasare (or readers), they read the Bible for themselves and followed the preaching of their leader Erik Janson. Many of the settlers perished during a difficult first winter at their new home in the United States. Additionally,…
The Bishop Hill Colony was founded in western Illinois in 1846 by dissenters from the Swedish Lutheran Church. Known as lasare (or readers), they read the Bible for themselves…
Genre: Ephemera, Manuscripts
Language: English, Swedish
Collection Membership: Hamilton College Library Digital Collections, Communal Societies
Genre: Manuscripts
Subgenre - Manuscripts: Correspondence
Contributor Name: Nordstrom, O., Jr.
Date:
May 9th, 1866
Language: Swedish
Extent: 4 images
Collection Membership: Bishop Hill Colony
Genre: Manuscripts
Subgenre - Manuscripts: Correspondence
Contributor Name: Nilson, Peter
Date:
September 7th, 1863
Language: Swedish
Extent: 4 images
Collection Membership: Bishop Hill Colony
Genre: Manuscripts
Subgenre - Manuscripts: Correspondence
Contributor Name: Nilson, Peter
Date:
August 13th, 1863
Language: Swedish
Extent: 4 images
Collection Membership: Bishop Hill Colony
Genre: Manuscripts
Subgenre - Manuscripts: Correspondence
Date:
June 15th, 1862
Language: Swedish
Extent: 6 images
Collection Membership: Bishop Hill Colony
Genre: Manuscripts
Subgenre - Manuscripts: Correspondence
Contributor Name: Nordiss, S. J.
Date:
July 10th, 1862
Language: Swedish
Extent: 4 images
Collection Membership: Bishop Hill Colony