Papers, 1898-1916.

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Papers, 1898-1916.

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This collection consists of papers relating to the publication _John Eliot and the Indians, 1652-1657, Being Letters Addressed to Rev. Jonathan Hanmer of Barnstaple, England_ (1915). The letters were reproduced from the original manuscripts in the possession of Theodore N. Vail and edited by Eames in 1915. The papers include typed and photostatic copies of the letters from John Eliot (1604-1690) to Jonathan Hanmer (1606-1687), correspondence mostly between Eames and the Adams & Grace Company concerning the printing of the work, and three printer's proofs of the work.

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American Antiquarian Society

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American Antiquarian Society

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Hanmer, Jonathan, 1606-1687

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Adams & Grace Company.

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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 ...

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'...