Book

Whittier Birthplace

Name/Title

Book

Secondary Title

The History of the Rise, Increase and Progress, of the Christian People Called Quakers; With Several Remarkable Occurrences, Intermixed. Written Originally in Low-Dutch, and also translated into English, By William Sewel. The Third Edition, Corrected.

Description

Brown leather-bound book with repairs to spine

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Label

Location

Front cover

Transcription

[Scroll drawing with illegible handwriting] [Label]: "The Property of Jacob Sawyer / Dover, N.H. / 1826." [Handwritten on label]: "Shelf II"

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Label, Pen

Type

Inscription

Location

Front page

Transcription

[Decorative script] "Dover / Jacob Sawyer / his property" [Decorative script]

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Pen

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of front page

Transcription

"1774"

Material/Technique

Pencil

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

William Sewel

Edition

Third

Printer

Isaac Collins

Place Printed

City

Burlington, New Jersey

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Date Printed

1774

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Jacob Sawyer

Owner/Agent

Jacob Sawyer

Role

Owned item

Place

City

Dover, New Hampshire

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Acquisition Date

1826