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dian Bible, imperfect, $5.00." See the Diary of 

 Thomas Bobbins, D. D. (Boston, 1886), vol. 2, 

 pp. 502, 505. 



(20) Library of Dartmouth College, Hanover, 

 N. H. A copy lacking the general title, the 

 last leaf of the metrical psalms, and the final 

 leaf of rules. This is perhaps the copy men- 

 tioned in Mr. Nathaniel Paiue's list, printed in 

 1873. Information furnished by the librarian, 

 Mr, M. D. Bisbee, in letters of January 7th 

 and 31st, 1890. 



>i (21) Library of Dartmouth College, Hano- 

 ver, N. H. A second copy, lacking the general 

 title, several leaves at the beginning and end 

 of the old testament, the last 27 leaves of the 

 metrical psalms or all after Psalm Ixxiii, and 

 the final leaf of rules. On one of the leaves is 

 inscribed: "Sarah Perry Her Indgans Bible 

 written in New England in the yeare 1717," etc. 

 The name of David Lyon is also written on the 

 same page. In another place is a manuscript 

 note by Thomas Perry, dated 1723. The fol- 

 lowing inscription is found on another page: 

 "The Exrs. of the Wide Perry Late of Kox- 

 bury present this Bible to M'' Pebody for the 

 Sarues of the Endians under His Care in natek. " 

 Below this is written in a different hand : ' ' The 

 Widow Perry Presents this Bible to M-- Pe- 

 body for the Indians under his care in Roxbery." 

 The Rev. Oliver Peabody (born 1698, died 1752), 

 was sent in 1721 as a missionary to the Indians 

 in Natick, who were then without a church or 

 minister. In 1729,' a new church was formed 

 there, consisting partly of English and partly 

 of Indians, and Mr. Peabody was regularly or- 

 dained as its pastoi'. Here he remained until his 

 death, with the exception of one season when 

 he was employed as a missionary to the Mo- 

 heagan tribe of Indians in Connecticut. By 

 his exertions, "the Indians were so improved 

 in regard to their education, that many of them 

 could read and write as well as understand the 

 English language." Information furnished by 

 Mr. M. D. Bisbee, in letters of January 7th and 

 23d, 1890. 



(22) Rev. Henry M. Dexter, Boston, Mass. 

 A fragment (less than half) of a copy of the sec- 

 end edition. It lacks all before 1st Kings vi. 

 21 (Tt3), all of the new testament excepting 

 a few leaves, and the whole of the metrical 

 psalms, it is mentioned in Dr. Dexter's bib- 

 liography of Congregationalism (no. 1903), ap- 

 pended to his Congegationalism . . . as seen 

 in its Literature (New York, 1880), at which 

 time it was supposed to be of the first edition. 

 Information furnished by Dr. Dexter, in let- 

 ters of December 9th, 1889, and January 25th, 

 1890. 



(23) Mr. Wilberforce Eames, Brooklyn, N. 

 Y. In modern half leather binding, lacking 

 the general title, the first four leaves of Gene- 

 sis (chap, i to ix, 27) or signature A, a portion of 

 one leaf in Lamentations (Zzzz4), and the leaf of 

 contents, all of which have been supplied in 

 fac-simile. The text of several pages has been 



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slightly cut into by the binder's knife. On the 

 verso of the new testament title is written: 

 "Ebenezer Cussens of Eastham | Aug. 24. 

 1728," the first line of which is repeated in an- 

 other hand. There was a John Cosens, an In- 

 dian preacher and schoolmaster at Mouamo- 

 yick, near Eastham, in 1698, who may have 

 been a relative. On the same page is the fol- 

 lowing inscription, apparently written by iin- 

 other person: "nen Laben hogsuit [or hos- 

 suit?J ye notoun pipien | June 11 tays year 1747. 

 I nutunumunkqun Solomon pinnion | annotu 

 4 Poun I keep my Commantnient." There are 

 also many Indian words in manuscript* scat- 

 tered through the metrical psalms, which ap- 

 pear to be variations or different spellings of 

 certain printed words. The bible was also 

 once owned by Mr. Gabriel Furman (born 

 1800, died 1854), who was justice of the Brook- 

 lyn municipal court from 1827 to 1830, state 

 senator Irom 1839 to 1842, the author and editor 

 of several historical works, and a well-known 

 book collector. At the sale of his library 

 in New York, December, J 846 (no. 1741), the 

 book was purchased by Alexander W. Bradford 

 for $11. Mr. Bradford (born 1815, died 1867), 

 whose autograph is on one of the blank leaves, 

 was surrogate of New York city and county 

 from 1348 to 1851, a well known jurist, and the 

 author of the work entitled American Antiqui- 

 ties, published in 1841. At the sale of his li- 

 brary in New York, March, 1868 (no. 67), it 

 brought $95, Mr. Jaques, one of the executors 

 of Mr. Bradford's will, being announced as the 

 purchaser. Shortly after, it came into the 

 hands of Mr. Sabin, the bookseller, who sold it 

 to Mr. John A. Rice, of Chicago. While in 

 Mr. Rice's possession, the leaf of contents was 

 probably taken out, and inserted in his copy of 

 the first edition, no. 12 of the list of bibles of 

 1663. At the sale of his collection of books in 

 New York, March, 1870 (no. 663), it brought 

 $120. The next owner was Dr. Edmund B. 

 O'Callaghan. thehistorian (born 1797,died 1880). 

 It is mentioned as being in his possession, in 

 Mr. Paine's list, printed in 1873. When Dr. 

 O'Callaghan's books were sold in New York, De- 

 cember, 1882 (no. 851), the bible was purchased 

 by the present owner for $140. 



(24) Library of Edinburgh University, Edin- \ 

 burgh. No exact description has been obtained 

 of this copy. It is referred to as follows in Dr. 

 John Small's introduction to his reprint of 

 Eliot's Indian Primer (Edinburgh, 1877), p. 

 xxviii : "It may be interesting here to state that 

 a fine copy of this second edition of the Indian 

 Bible in the original binding, and in all proba- 

 bility presented by Eliot to the celebrated 

 Quaker, Robert Barclay [born 1648, died 1690J, 

 was, on the dispersion of the family library of 

 the Barclays of Ury a few years ago, secured 

 for the Library of the University of Edinburgh.. 

 In 1682 Barclay received from Charles II. the 

 nominal appointment of Governor of East Jer- 

 sey in North America." 



