Alan LewisOct 8, 2023

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Then Again: Brattleboro man founded an unusual Community

John Noyes wanted his Perfectionist society to adopt something he called Bible Communism, which required the sharing of all property and profit from the community’s endeavors. The sharing didn’t end there.

by Mark Bushnell October 8, 2023, 7:42 am

https://vtdigger.org/2023/10/08/then-again-brattleboro-man-founded-an-unusual-community/

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Then Again: Brattleboro man founded an unusual Community

John Noyes wanted his Perfectionist society to adopt something he called Bible Communism, which required the sharing of all property and profit from the community’s endeavors. The sharing didn’t end there.

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American Decorative ArtsMar 5, 2023
John Noyes, Tankard, ca. 1708 #metmuseum #johnnoyes https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/8212
John Noyes | Tankard | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

<strong>Inscription:</strong> engraved on underside in shaded roman: S [pellet] L / 1708<br/>engraved on handle in shaded roman: I / T:M (later)<br/><br/><strong>Marking:</strong> marked on body to left of handle and on cover near thumbpiece: IN (in rounded rectangle)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art