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The Josephs Land: Ephraim or Great Britain, Manasseh or United States Manuscript

 Collection — Box: Short Collection 6
Identifier: 0089

Scope and Contents

Consists of a manuscript in which Robert T. Knox argues that the British and Anglo-Saxon Americans are, respectively, the remnants of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, two of the lost ten tribes of Israel. Knox also traces the descent of George Washington, Robert E. Lee and Queen Victoria from Adam and Eve.

Dates

  • 1886

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

No conclusive biographical information could be found on Robert T. Knox.

Extent

1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mr. Thomas F. Hobart, May 12, 1971.

Title
Guide to the Josephs Land: Ephraim or Great Britain, Manasseh or United States Manuscript
Subtitle
Record Group 0089
Status
Completed
Author
Acquisitioned by AWJ, 1971; processed by LJ, 1971; html finding aid compiled by Dieter Ulrich, 2003; entered into ArchivesSpace by Noah Biblis, 2019.
Date
10/23/2019
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
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Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732