Diary of Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, 1857-1904.

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Diary of Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, 1857-1904.

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Diary, with newspaper clippings and ephemera, reflecting activities and opinions of prominent clergyman, social reformer, editor, lecturer, and convert to Catholicism.

28 v. ; 19-20 cm.

New England Historic Genealogical Society

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New England Historic Genealogical Society

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