Loskiel, George Henry:

$1,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

HISTORY OF THE MISSION OF THE UNITED BRETHREN AMONG THE INDIANS IN NORTH AMERICA. IN THREE PARTS. The first English edition of this very important official account of missionary work among the Indians of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York from 1735 to 1787, including details on the Gnadenhutten and Salem massacres, the activities of the Moravians and their missions, and what is reputed to be the first mention in a book of the discovery of oil in western Pennsylvania. The map illustrates the central Atlantic states in some detail.

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