Journal of a Princeton missionary, 1761-1762 : photostat, [19--].

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Journal of a Princeton missionary, 1761-1762 : photostat, [19--].

Diary, kept by Brainerd, covering his term as missionary to Indians in Brotherton, N.J. (an Indian town in Burlington County).

1 v. (60 p.) ; 16 cm.

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Princeton University Library

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