Funeral sermon and translation, 1796-1838.

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Funeral sermon and translation, 1796-1838.

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A ms. funeral sermon delivered upon the occasion of the removal of the ashes of Christopher Columbus from Santo Domingo to Havana, Cuba, 19 Jan 1796. In Spanish. A letter bound into the volume from John Lowell explains that the ms. is a gift to the Massachusetts Historical Society from George Knight, merchant in Havana and former resident of Newburyport, Mass. The collection includes an English translation of the sermon (1838), completed under the supervision of historian William Hickling Prescott.

1 vol. and 1 folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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