Order Nr. 136950 THE TRIALS, EXPERIENCE, EXERCISES OF MIND AND FIRST TRAVELS OF THEOPHILUS R. GATES, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. Theophilus R. Gates.
THE TRIALS, EXPERIENCE, EXERCISES OF MIND AND FIRST TRAVELS OF THEOPHILUS R. GATES, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
THE TRIALS, EXPERIENCE, EXERCISES OF MIND AND FIRST TRAVELS OF THEOPHILUS R. GATES, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
THE TRIALS, EXPERIENCE, EXERCISES OF MIND AND FIRST TRAVELS OF THEOPHILUS R. GATES, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

THE TRIALS, EXPERIENCE, EXERCISES OF MIND AND FIRST TRAVELS OF THEOPHILUS R. GATES, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

  • Poughkeepsie: C. C. Adams and Co, 1810.
  • 12mo
  • quarter calf over marbled paper covered boards
  • 214 pages

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First edition. American Imprints 20189; Sabin 26758. Leather rubbed along spine and hinges. Moderate shelfwear. Corners worn. Interior shows some moisture staining to beginning preliminary pages. Foxing, spotting, and age darkening throughout. Early 19th century ownership inscription in ink on second free endpaper. Numerous copies located in OCLC. Overall a very good copy.

Theophilus Gates (1787-1846) was an itinerant preacher, nicknamed the Battle-Axe, a name drawn from the Book of Jeremiah. With his followers they established a commune near Pottstown, Pennsylvania in a place they called Free Love Valley. They did not abide by many of the core sacraments of Christianity, preached radical free love and nudity, and believed that all things should be shared in common, including husbands and wives. A number of its members were arrested for indecency and he himself was eventually run out of the area, ending the movement. His autobiography describes multiple disturbing visions as a child, and a constant state of depression and financial anxiety.

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