Historical Notices of the Missions of the Church of England in the North American Colonies: Previous to the Independence of the United States: Chiefly from the Ms. Documents of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts |
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| Title | Historical Notices of the Missions of the Church of England in the North American Colonies: Previous to the Independence of the United States: Chiefly from the Ms. Documents of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts |
| Authors | Ernest Hawkins, Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | B. Fellowes, 1845 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 14 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 447 pages |
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