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Early New England MS: Rev. Z. Whitman, circa 1700
Estimate:
$400 - $600
Sold
$200
Live Auction
September 29th, 2022 Gallery Auction l Fine Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Coins & Currency, Fashion & Accessories
Category
Description
Original handwritten commentary on various biblical texts, primarily on living a godly life and achieving salvation, ascribed to Rev, Zechariah Whitman of Hull, Mass. (born at Weymouth in 1644; graduated Harvard, 1668; ordained in 1670; and served at Hull until his death in 1726); comprising 8 leaves, 6 x 3 7/8 in., with about 13 pages of miniscule but legible handwriting; stitched
Condition
Appears never to have had a cover; edges worn; some staining and toning
