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Title: A further accompt of the progresse of the gospel amongst the Indians in New-England, and of the means used effectually to advance the same: set forth in certaine letters sent from thence declaring a purpose of printing the scriptures in the Indian tongue into which they are already translated: with which letters are likewise sent an epitome of some exhortations delivered by the Indians at a fast, as testimonies of their obedience to the gospell: as also some helps directing the Indians how to improve naturall reason unto the knowledge of the true God.Author: John EliotPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00680500CollectionID: CTRG10189493-BPublicationDate: 16590101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Introduction signed: Ed: Reynolds; dated 1 Aprill 1659. Includes two letters from John Eliot, one from John Endecott, and one from the Commissioners for the United Colonies of New England. The ninth of a series of 11 pamphlets, commonly known as the "Eliot tracts," published in London from 1643 to 1671 in the interests of missionary work among the Indians of New England. "Some helps for the Indians ... by Abraham Peirson [read Pierson]" (p. [22]-35) has special title-page. Page 6 is wrongly numbered 7.Collation: 5 p.l., [1], 35 p., 1 l.; 17 cm
