A Narrative of the Missions of the United Brethren among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians from Its Commencement in the Year 1740 to the Close of the Year 1808
by Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus. Edited by William Elsey Connelly
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued
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About This Item
Cleveland, OH: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1907. 616pp/frontis/illus/maps. #30 of 150 copies.In near fine clean slipcase. Beautifully printed on extra large laid paper bound in a richly tooled half leather binder. An exceedingly rare volume. Includes: illustrations, diagrams, maps. During the American Revolutionary War, a contingent of Delaware Christian Indians, led by John Heckwelder, an assistant to Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, founded the last of five missions to occupy the Tuscarawas Valley between May 3, 1772 and September 8, 1781. Heckewelder spent forty years as a missionary among the Indians in the Ohio Valley. He was praised for his understanding of the Indian language and customs, but is also known for his account of the massacre of the Christian Indians at Gnadenhutten by troops lead by Col. David Williamson in 1782. Light nicks on spine. Clean no marks. Beautiful copy.. 1st Printing. Half-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket - Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limited Numbered Copy.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012194
- Title
- A Narrative of the Missions of the United Brethren among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians from Its Commencement in the Year 1740 to the Close of the Year 1808
- Author
- Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus. Edited by William Elsey Connelly
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket - Issued
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Publisher
- The Burrows Brothers Company
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland, OH
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Americana, Indians, Missionaries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Biography/Autobiography; Religion; Indian/Indian Wars;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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