A Memoir of the Rev. Nathaniel Ward, A.M., Author of the Simple Cobbler of Agawam in America, with Notices Of His Family
Albany: J. Munsel, 1868. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo in violet cloth hardcovers. A tight example with fade to the edges of the covers and the spine. Top edges of the text unopened. Vintage bookplate front pastedown. 213 pp. with index. Illustrated with small engravings and facsimile signatures. Nathaniel Ward (1578-1652) was a Puritan clergyman born in England and who came to Massachusetts in 1634. He was a minister in Ipswich for two years and during this time wrote the first code of laws (or constitution) to be authored in America, "The Body of Liberties" which was adopted by the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1641. Very Good. Item #E19578
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