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1844 October 13 . William F. Mack ALS to William Mack; Brattleboro, [Vermont]

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Box 4
Abstract:
Mocking the prophecies of the Millerites. “I have concluded to let you know that this part of the world is not yet destroyed.” Mentions a specific “insane Millerite” named Flagg who “stated that he knew for a certainty that Christ would appear the 10th day of the present month, and that this day (Sunday) would be such a day as never was witnessed.” “But the 10th has passed and Sunday has come, and with it one of the most pleasant days we have had this two months.” A group of “the few deluded” had traveled to Vernon together for the rapture, some leaving work unattended or giving up their properties. Reports that Flagg was mobbed in Wardsboro. References the upcoming election and belief that the Democratic candidate will win, presumption that Ohio will “go Whig,” and the “great potatoe [sic.] whoorah.” Comments on his employer making him work evenings, that they can sneak some letters to him by writing on the inside pages of newspapers "as my papers are not opened at the Post Office," and inquires about the printing of abolition papers in Brandon.
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3 pages

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