Ephrata Cloister File (PA) 1814-1956

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Collection contains court briefs, court dockets, deeds, photographs, newspaper clippings, and general correspondence relating to the acquisition of the Ephrata Cloister by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Also included are minutes of the Ephrata Cloister Board of Trustees. Ephrata Cloister was organized along the banks of the Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County in 1732 by Georg Conrad Beissel. Ephrata Cloister was a German Pietist community of religious celibates who practiced vegetarianism, adult baptism by total immersion, and held their worship services on Saturdays. Images are Grouped by type of material and arranged variously. This collection is part of the Department of Justice which provides legal representation and advice for the Commonwealth.
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Ephrata Cloister File (Roll 390)
Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania. Office of the Attorney General, Ephrata Cloister, Records and briefs, Correspondence, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Minutes (Records)
Ephrata Cloister File: Correspondence on receivership, Court Opinions, Briefs and Testimony, Copies of Deeds and Surveys, Ephrata Minute Books, and Board of Trustees Minute Books. Grouped by type of material and arranged variously, 1814-1956. Note: These materials were microfilmed before they were acquired by the Pennsylvania State Archives. Therefore, the arrangement of the materials on the microfilm is different from the arrangement of the materials listed on our finding aid.
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Ephrata Cloister File (Roll 391)
Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania. Office of the Attorney General, Ephrata Cloister, Records and briefs, Correspondence, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Minutes (Records)
Ephrata Cloister File: Correspondence on receivership, Court Opinions, Briefs and Testimony, Copies of Deeds and Surveys, Ephrata Minute Books, and Board of Trustees Minute Books. Grouped by type of material and arranged variously, 1814-1956. Note: These materials were microfilmed before they were acquired by the Pennsylvania State Archives. Therefore, the arrangement of the materials on the microfilm is different from the arrangement of the materials listed on our finding aid.
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Ephrata Cloister File (Roll 392)
Pennsylvania. Department of Justice, Pennsylvania. Office of the Attorney General, Ephrata Cloister, Records and briefs, Correspondence, Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Minutes (Records)
Ephrata Cloister File: Correspondence on receivership, Court Opinions, Briefs and Testimony, Copies of Deeds and Surveys, Ephrata Minute Books, and Board of Trustees Minute Books. Grouped by type of material and arranged variously, 1814-1956. Note: These materials were microfilmed before they were acquired by the Pennsylvania State Archives. Therefore, the arrangement of the materials on the microfilm is different from the arrangement of the materials listed on our finding aid.
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