The First Settlers of Virginia
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content: John Davis’ <i>The First Settlers of Virginia, a historical novel, exhibiting a view of the rise and progress of the colony at James Town, a picture of Indian manners, the countenance of the country, and its natural productions</i> was published by I. Riley & Company of New York in 1806. The novel relates the tale of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas, with Davis adding in a romantic aspect that most historians view as ahistorical but has made the tale a popular part of Colonial America’s mythos.
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content: The Copp Collection contains about 150 books of early American imprint and shows a wide range of reading matter typical of a New England Puritan family living in a port town. Literacy was expected of many New Englanders, as Puritan doctrine required everyone to read the Bible. The abundance of multiple Bibles, psalms, hymnodies, sermons, and morality tales reflects the Copp’s religious beliefs. Other highlights of the library include the works of Shakespeare, almanacs, historical and political texts, and travel narratives.
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content: The Copp Collection contains a variety of household objects that the Copp family of Connecticut used from around 1700 until the mid-1800s. Part of the Puritan Great Migration from England to Boston, the family eventually made their home in New London County, Connecticut, where their textiles, clothes, utensils, ceramics, books, bibles, and letters provide a vivid picture of daily life. More of the collection from the Division of Home and Community Life can be viewed by searching accession number 28810.
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content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Copp Collection
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content: Gift of John Brenton Copp
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content: National Museum of American History
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content: DL.006868.007
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content: 6868.007
label: accession number
content: 28810
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content: book
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 8 5/8 in x 5 1/4 in; 2.54 cm x 21.9075 cm x 13.335 cm