Papers of the associates of the late Dr. Bray [manuscript] 1690-1808.

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Papers of the associates of the late Dr. Bray [manuscript] 1690-1808.

Papers from the manuscripts of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, especially relative to the establishment of Negro schools in Williamsburg, Va. and Annapolis, Md.

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