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BibleEntry/Object ID
4057Description
New Testament Bible, leather bound, bookplate inside cover reads, "Timothy Pickering Library Room, Wenham Historical Association and Museum, Inc., Wenham, Mass."; opposite the first printed page is a list of pastors in Wenham, the last one listed is Rev. C. Peck Sperry, pastor from 1820-1837. The first printed page reads, "To The Right Honourable and Right Reverend FATHER in GOD, HENRY, Lord Bishop of London, One of HER MAJESTY'S Most Honourable Privy Council..."
The Bible belonged to Rev. Joseph Swain (1723-1792) who was ordained in Wenham October 24, 1750 and ended his pastorate when he died in Wenham on June 29, 1792 (42 years as minister). The Bible was bought at auction in 1792 by Abraham Dodge.