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John Roberts (1863)

New Jerusalem Church
Adams Street
Chicago, IL

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2004-10-30 - This appears in the first Pilcher ledger on a list of churches and organs destroyed in the 1871 Chicago fire. Builder llisted in the Pilcher ledger as Edwards or Nichols. Michael Friesen's research indicates that the builder was actually John Roberts. -Database Manager

2025-01-22 - Newspaper announcements in Philadelphia, where the organ was set up and advertised for demonstration, in the builder's shop before being shipped to Chicago and in Chicago newspaper announcements. See DOCUMENTS tab for articles. -Paul R. Marchesano


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