Report / Of A / Missionary Tour / Through That Part Of The U.S. / Which Lies West Of / The Allegany Mountains / Performed Under The Direction / Of The / Massachusetts Missionary Society

Mills, Samuel J. & Daniel Smith

Published by Flagg And Gould; Andover, (Ma); 60 pp.; Wraps; Poor; nc/1815, 1815

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With the original front wrapper._____ That wrapper and the first leaf of text are fully free._____ The remaining page signatures are separated in places._____ LACKS THE LAST TWO PAGES OF THE CONCLUDING APPENDIX, AND THE REAR COVER. _____ ._____The bulk of the report includes early reports on general life in Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana and the Mississippi Territory._____ Their report ends with accounts of the distribution of Protestant tracts and bibles, in English and French,._____ throughout the region. _____ "Best first-hand account of Illinois in its territorial period." --Howes.3 M-632. _____ "Consists of letters written by the missionaries while on the tour._____ They visited Shawneetown and Kaskaskia, supplying bibles for distribution and endeavoring to establish bible societies." -- Buck / Illinois Travel & Description. _____ The concluding appendices appear to be letters from Church members regarding events beyond the scope of the primary tour. _____ WorldCat (02/23) shows just one holding for this edition (Princeton)._____. Seller Inventory # P-02821

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Title: Report / Of A / Missionary Tour / Through ...

Publisher: Flagg And Gould; Andover, (Ma); 60 pp.; Wraps; Poor; nc/1815

Publication Date: 1815

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Poor