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An epistle to the Christian Indians, giving them a short account, of what the English desire them to know and to do in order to [sic?] their happiness. Written by an English minister, at the desire of an English magistrate, who sends unto them this token of love.
Boston: Bartholomew Green, 1706
Physical Description: [3], 14, 14, [1] p. ; 16 cm. (8vo)
Call number: D. Math/ C. 111B
Accession number: 08815
Notes: Text in Massachuset and English on facing pages, numbered in duplicate. Algonquin title page in Massachuset language begins: Wussukwhonk en Christianeue asun peantamwae Indianog... and identifies Cotton Mather as the author and Edward Bromfield as the English magistrate.
Second edition; first published, Boston, 1700.
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting English language title page, first page of Massachuset text, first page of English text, and second page of Massachuset text.
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Languages: Massachuset
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Region: North America
