Claimed Lord & Savior Jemima Wilkinson...
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May 19, 1788
INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR, THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Phila., May 19, 1788 A pg. 2 report under "Philadelphia" begins: "On Friday....came to this city, with her retinue, the famous, or rather infamous, Jemimah Wilkinson, a person who professes that she is our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ come again into the world a second time..." plus remarks and thoughts about her claim. Quarto-size, 4 pgs., occasional foxing
Category: The 1600's and 1700's












