American Colonies. History. Religious,
**FT 98.126 Bray. Thomas, Commissary of Maryland, 1656-1730. Apostolick enarity, ... (Continved.)
before his death he saw upwards of eighty established. No less than
thirty-nine libraries, some containing more than a thousand volumes were
established in North America, besides many others in Bray’s life time.
The library scheme soon became a part of a larger scheme which
took shape in the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. The
first sketch of the obiects of the society, which included the libraries at home and abroad, was prepared by Bray.”
 
This card was print.d at the Boston Public Library, September 1, 1920.
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