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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 their happiness
1706, Printed by Bartholomew Green
in English
- The second edition.
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Massachuset language title page identifies Cotton Mather as the author and Edward Bromfield as the English magistrate.
Massachuset language title page, which faces English language title page, reads: Wussukwhonk en Christianeue asun peantamwae Indianog, wahteauwaheonaount teanteaquassinish, nish Englishmansog kodtantamwog Indianog, wahteaunate kah ussenate, en michemohtae wunniyeuonganit. Wussukwhosik nashpe Cotton Mather, Englishmanne nohtompeantog, nampoohamunate kodtantamoonk Edwards Bromfield Englishmanne nanawunnaenuh, noh ukkodaninnumau yeu womoausue magooonk en Indiansut, with imprint: Mushauwomuk: printeuun nashpe Bartholomew Green, 1706.
First published: Boston, 1700.
Text in Massachuset and English on facing pages, numbered in duplicate.
Signatures: A-D⁴ (A1 recto, D4 verso blank)
Woodcut head pieces.
Evans 1266.
Sabin 46304.
Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 111B.
Pilling, J.C. Algonquian languages, 343.
ESTC W20272.
John Carter Brown Library copy imperfect: wanting English language title page (leaf A2 recto), first page of Massachuset language text (leaf A2 verso), first page of English language text (leaf A3 recto),and first page of Massachuset language text (leaf A3 verso); English language title page transcription supplied by Digital Evans; Massachuset language title page mutilated and repaired with "Wussukwhonk" supplied in pencil. Title pages and missing leaves available in facsimile in the JCB bibliographical file.
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