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A discourse concerning the conversion of the heathen Americans, and the final propagation of Christianity and the sciences to the ends of the earth : in two parts. Part I. Preached before a voluntary convention of the Episcopal clergy of Pennsylvania, and places adjacent, at Philadelphia, May 2d, 1760; and published at their joint request. Part II. Preached before the trustees, masters and scholars of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, at the first anniversary commencement / by William Smith, D.D. provost of the said college and academy.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, William, 1727-1803.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Missions.
- Genre:
- Sermons -- 1760.
- Booksellers' advertisements -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
- Penn Provenance:
- Moore, Ann (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921 (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages, iii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 53 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm (8vo)
- Other Title:
- Discourse concerning the conversion of the heathen Americans.
- Fingerprint:
- urby O.." hest vois (3) 1760 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : printed by W. Dunlap, MDCCLX [1760]
- Notes:
- Signatures: [A]⁴ B-H⁴ (leaf A2 blank).
- Dedicated to Thomas Secker.
- The 1790 edition recorded by Bristol is a ghost of the present edition.
- Booksellers' advertisement on p. [2-3] at end.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy in original gray wrappers.
- Culture Class Collection copy has an inscription at head of t.p. that reads "Ann Moore."
- Culture Class Collection copy was a gift of J. G. Rosengarten.
- Cited in:
- Bristol, B7494
- Evans, 8737
- Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1700
- Shipton & Mooney, 45993
- OCLC:
- 207891911
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