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Papers, 1937.

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Bibliographer Wilberforce Eames is credited with locating John Eliot's Algonkin translation of the Book of Genesis, completed in 1655. This volume is Victor Paltsits's record of the presentation of Eames's work at the Annual Meeting of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Eames's report describes the 1655 imprint, remarks on the difficulties encountered in its printing and on Eliot's progress with translating the entire Bible, and the manner in which Eames located the imprint. In addition, this volume contains: the last letters of Eames to Paltsits; letters from Matt B. Jones to Paltsits concerning arrangements for the reading of Eames's findings; information on Jones's collection of early Americana books; a letter from Gerald D. MacDonald, Eames's associate; and Eames's obituary.

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Eliot, John, 1604-1690

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John Eliot, styled "the Indian Apostle," was born in England, emigrated to the U.S. (Boston) in 1631 and died at Roxbury, Mass. He was the translator of the first Bible into the Indian (N.A.) language; known as Eliot's Indian Bible. From the description of Autograph signature to covenant, 1624 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615429 Clergyman and missionary. From the description of John Eliot letter, 1673. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010036 ...

Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952

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Manuscript curator, historian, bibliographer. From the description of Bibliographical papers, 1903-1944. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155477427 Archivist and librarian. From the description of Paltsits Ulster County collection, 1643-1829. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779526 From the description of Victor H. Paltsits manuscript collection, ca. 1903 - ca. 1928. (New York University, Group Batch...

Colonial society of Massachusetts

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Eames, Wilberforce, 1855-1937

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Author and librarian at the New York Public Library in New York City. From the description of Letter, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497443 Wilberforce Eames (1855-1937), son of Nelson and Harriet Phoebe (Crane) Eames, was born in Newark, N.J. In 1885, George Henry Moore (1823-1892), superintendent of the Lenox Library in New York City, appointed Eames as his personal assistant. He became a regular member of the library staff in 1888, assistant librarian upon Moore'...

Jones, Matt Bushnell, 1871-1940

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McDonald, Gerald D. (Gerald Doan), 1905-1970

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