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A handwritten list of books from the personal library of Leonard Hoar (d. 1675), offered to Increase Mather by Bridget Usher to replace those books lost when the Mather house burned down in November, 1676. Written in Mather's own hand, the list contains approximately 100 entries.
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47429c91k
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A catalogue of books which I r[eceiv]ed by the great bounty of Madam Usher, 5 Decemb[er] 1676
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47429c91k
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title
A catalogue of books which I r[eceiv]ed by the great bounty of Madam Usher, 5 Decemb[er] 1676
description
A handwritten list of books from the personal library of Leonard Hoar (d. 1675), offered to Increase Mather by Bridget Usher to replace those books lost when the Mather house burned down in November, 1676. Written in Mather's own hand, the list contains approximately 100 entries.
date
["December 5, 1676"]
year
1676
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_016210-06_01_016211
creators
Prince, Thomas, 1687-1758
Old South Church (Boston, Mass.)
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Selections from the Boston Public Library Rare Books and Manuscripts Department
Colonial and Revolutionary America
subjects
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723--Library--Early works to 1800
Hoar, Leonard, 1630?-1675--Library--Early works to 1800
Usher, Bridget, 1642-1723--Library--Early works to 1800
Private libraries--New England--Catalogs--Early works to 1800
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Manuscripts
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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1 item (1 leaf) : paper ; 34 x 20 cm.
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-71.05
notes
A handwritten list of books from the personal library of Leonard Hoar (d. 1675), offered to Increase Mather by Bridget Usher to replace those books lost when the Mather house burned down in November, 1676. Written in Mather's own hand, the list contains approximately 100 entries.
Title from caption at bottom of page.
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47429c91k
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