A Biographical Dictionary of the First Settlers in New-England (1809)

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John Eliot (1754-1813), minister of the New North Church in Boston and a founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society, compiled this dictionary of the first settlers and eminent characters of New England — magistrates, ministers, literary and worthy men — one of the earliest works of American collective biography. Printed in 1809 for Cushing and Appleton of Salem and Edward Oliver of Boston.This is a faithful print-on-demand facsimile of the 1809 Salem and Boston edition, reproduced in full from a library copy. The historical text is reproduced without modification; only the format, margins and legibility have been reset for modern printing.