| Uniform Title | Wallace Hugh Cathcart Collection of Shaker Literature and Manuscripts
Western Reserve Historical Society Shaker collection
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| Title | The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: newly translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command. Appointed to be read in churches.
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| Published | Oxford, Printed by Thomas Baskett, printer to the University, MDCCLIV.
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| Description | [1300] p. 28 cm.
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| General Note | Pages not numbered.
Contains the Apocrypha; marginal references.
New Testament has special t.-p.: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ...
Text preceded by "The order for morning prayer, daily throughout the year" [London, ca. 1754? 108 p.]
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| Acq. Note Source | Gift of Wallace H. Cathcart; 70041.
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| Provenance Note | Typed on note pasted on inside cover: "This Bible was owned and used by Elder John Hocknell, the disciple who furnished the means for Mother Ann Lee and co-laborers to come to America." Also, inscribed on front flyleaf: "John Hocknell his book" and "This Bible is a gift [of, Elder John Hocknell], To the Church of Christ." Inscribed on title page: "John Hocknell his book born in 1722".
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| Other Authors | Hocknell, J. (John), 1723?-1799
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| Organizations | Church of England. Book of Common Prayer.
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| | WRHS Research Library: BX 9778 B5 H7 1754 Vault
MQ170410 c.1: Rare book room, LC class, restricted access [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 102129] |
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