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The light appearing more and more towards the perfect day. Or, A farther discovery of the present state of the Indians in New-England, concerning the progresse of the Gospel amongst them. : Manifested by letters from such as preacht to them there.

Whitfield, Henry, 1590 or 1591-1657 · 1651 · London : printed by T[homas]. R[atcliffe]. & E[dward]. M[ottershed]. for John Bartlet, and are to be sold at the Gilt Cup, neer St. Austins gate in Pauls Church-Yard · 1 picture

A 1651 London missionary tract by Henry Whitfield, printed for publisher John Bartlet, reporting letters from preachers on the spread of the Gospel among the Indians of New England. The single picture is a heraldic achievement, a shield with chevron and eagle-like charge under a crested helmet and scrolled mantling, with a ribbon motto reading GAUDEO, suited to a designer seeking armorial emblems or bookplate-style ornament.

Indians of North America -- Massachusetts · Massachuset Indians -- Missions · Wampanoag Indians -- Missions · Imprint 1651

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