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The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo19629
Date of Publication
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Call Number
220 E48 1796
Responsibility
translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, and the Apocrypha, with marginal references.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Printed for Berriman & Co. by Jacob R. Berriman,
Date of Publication
MDCCXCVI [1796]
Physical Description
[752] p., [1] leaf of plates ; 42 cm
Notes
The New Testament (p. [589-735]) has separate title page.
Signatures: pi² B-9C² 9D¹.
Printed in two columns. Plates engraved by Francis Shallus, Alexander Anderson, Cornelius Tiebout, William Rollinson, and Amos Doolittle.
Includes index.
Pasted on the inside cover are obituaries, a will, and a photograph of a child.
Manuscript of marriages and deaths of the Ellmaker family on two front flyleaves.
Obituaries, oath of allegience and genealogy information in back inside cover.
Loose items removed to MG-399, Ellmaker family bible include: Reward of merit presented to Miss Savina Maines June 3, 1842 by Samuel Cowen, instructor, a newspaper clipping "A cure for small-pox" removed from New Testament title page and an envelope addressed to J. Watson Ellmaker, Intercourse, Lancaster Co., Pa.
Viewing bible contingent on staff availibility, an appointment may be required.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Old Testament -- New Testament of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, translated out of the original Greek and with the former translations diligently compared and revised with marginal references.
Subjects
Bible records - Massachusetts.
Leather bindings.
Gold tooled bindings.
Marbled papers.
Additional Author
Shallus, Francis.
Anderson, Alexander,
Tiebout, Cornelius,
Rollinson, William,
Doolittle, Amos,
Berriman, Jacob R.
Ellmaker family
Buffum family.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Bible
Call Number
220 E48 1796
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