1842 Uncas and Miantonomoh; A Historical Discourse, By William L. Stone

Description: Uncas and Miantonomoh; A Historical Discourse, Delivered at Norwich, (Conn.) on the Fourth Day of July, 1842, on the Occasion of the Erection of a Monument to the Memory of Uncas, the White Man’s Friend, and First Chief of the Mohegans, By William L. Stone, Published by Dayton & Newman, New York, 1842, 209 pp, brown blind stamped cloth, 6.5 x 4”, 18mo. In good condition. Moderate wear to extremities with minor scuffing along edges and corners. Small patch of loss on front board at enter left. Modest soiling to surface of cloth. Spine ends worn with scuffing to and slight crushing. Minor loss to ends. Joints slightly split at cloth. Front fly leaf has been glued or adhered to pastedown obscuring an ex-libris plate? Internally good with lightly toned edges, scattered foxing throughout and no known marginalia. Binding intact. Please see photos. First edition, first printing. Biography of the famous First Nations Chief, delviered by Stone (1792-1844) at the dedication ceremony of his monument. The appendix contains a history of the Native Americans of New England, including Uncas’ facsimile holograph signature marks from documents. Stone was a historian and abolitionist who advocated for the abolition of slavery by Congress and drafted the petition for emancipation of slaves at the Anti-Slavery Convention in Baltimore in 1825. COLU1842DKMR

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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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