Autograph letters signed : Roxbury (Boston, Mass.), to Rev. Jonathan Hammer of Barnstaple, 1652-1657.

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Autograph letters signed : Roxbury (Boston, Mass.), to Rev. Jonathan Hammer of Barnstaple, 1652-1657.

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Consists of four signed autograph letters (ca. 2,800 words) by John Eliot to Rev. Jonathan Hanmer of Barnstaple, England, giving the history and the object of his work among the Indians. Together with an original invoice of linen and canvas goods shipped to John Eliot for the Indians (dated 1653). All bound with the facsimiles of the letters and invoice issued under the title "John Eliot and the Indians, 1652-1657."

5 items (11 p.) : paper ; 35 x 27 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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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 ...

Hanmer, Jonathan, 1606-1687

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Vail, Theodore Newton, 1845-1920

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