William Sheldon
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| William Sheldon | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Sheldon, Jr. c. 1788 Massachusetts |
| Died | 24 May 1871 (83) Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
William Sheldon, Jr. (c. 1788 - May 24, 1871) was an American religious author and apocalyptist, as well as student of magnetic healing and the od force.
Selected Bibliography
- Sheldon, William (1833), Millenial Institutions: Being a Comment on the Fortieth Chapter of the Prophet Ezekial, New York, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008727223
- Sheldon, William (1842), A Comment on the Twenty-Third Chapter of the Prophet Isaiah, Springfield, Mass.: Wood & Rupp, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009735779
- Sheldon, William (1849), The Seventh Vial: Consisting of Brief Comments on Various Scriptures; and of Observations on Divers Topics, Springfield, Mass.: G.W. Wilson, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011628059
- Sheldon, William (1850), Aerial Navigation and the Patent Laws, Boston: Thurston, Torrey & Co., https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001525823
- Sheldon, William (1851), Observations on the Theological Mystery, the Harmonial Philosophy, and Spirit Rappings: With an Appendix Concerning Freemasonry, Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Co., https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011640128
- Sheldon, William (1862), The Millennium: The Good Time Coming. With a History of Experiments on the Odic Force, Springfield, Mass.: S. Bowles, https://archive.org/details/millenniumgoodt00shegoog/page/n8
Reading
- Gencarella, Stephen (2018), "The Prophet: William Sheldon", Wicked Weird & Wily Yankees: A Celebration of New England's Eccentrics and Misfits, Rowman & Littlefield, p. 121-132
- "William Sheldon — [A Character Sketch]", Proceedings at the Centennial Celebration of the Incorporation of the Town of Longmeadow, October 17th, 1883, Secretary of the Centennial Committee, Under Authority of the Town, 1884, p. 298-301, https://archive.org/details/proceedingsatcen00storiala/page/298
Resources
- McKee, Betsy (8 Oct. 2020), William Sheldon, longmeadowhistoricalsociety.org, https://www.longmeadowhistoricalsociety.org/notes/TBT2-31-William%20Sheldon.html — includes two daguerreotypes of Sheldon