Item Detail
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30561
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English
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Harmonists and the Mormons
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American-German Review
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10
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Philadelphia, PA
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Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation
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6-9
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Documentary proof of the spiritual and ideological influence of the Harmonists on the founders of the Mormon Church is not yet within my reach but circumstantial evidence for this view is very strong. In support of my theory I will present evidence of the Harmonist-Mormon relationship dating shortly after the founding of the Mormon Church and during its exodus to the West. I take this evidence from the letters and papers of the Harmonist Jacob Zundel, who took part in the great march west after leaving the Harmony Society. The original letters are in the Harmony Society archives and some of his personal papers are in the possession of his descendant, George Zundel of State College, Pennsylvania.