A Morning prayer
Contributors: Sergeant, John, 1710-1749, tr
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 4596
Publisher: Printed by D. and J. Kneeland?
Published: 1760
Place of publication: [Boston?
Language: alg
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Languages; Mohegan language; Stockbridge Indians -- Prayers and devotions
Other titles: Prayer before sermon
Notes: Prayers and a catechism. Text in Mohegan with English headings. Translated and possibly composed by John Sergeant (1710-1749). See: Pilling, J.C. Bibliography of the Algonquian languages, 1891, p. 455ff. The second section (23, [1] p.), beginning with "A prayer before sermon" may have been printed separately

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Evans suggests that this was printed at Boston in about 1740. However, based on the type ornaments used (Reilly 577, 575, 520, 641, 642, 491, 756), Hugh Amory concludes that this was likely printed by D. & J. Kneeland, no earlier than the 1760s

Evans 4596

Digital image available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4596)
Table of contents: title: A morning prayer; title: An evening prayer; title: Catechism; title: A prayer before sermon; title: A prayer after sermon and baptism; title: A prayer to be used at the sacrament, &c.; title: A prayer for the sick; title: For the afflicted; title: Thanks returned for recovery, &c.; title: A prayer after sermon; title: A general sermon