DAGGETT, Naphtali. The Faithful Serving of God and Our Generation, the Only Way to a Peaceful and Happy Death
New-Haven: Printed by B. Mecom, 1767. 1st ed. 39pp. Sewn.
This copy without "An Appendix, by Another Hand. An Account of the Life, Character, and Death of Mrs. Mary Clap .."
Printed by Benjamin Mecom, son of Benjamin Franklin's favorite sister, Jane. Mecom (1732-1766) had been apprentice to Franklin's partner James Parker in New York. His uncle set him up as a printer in Antiqua, a venture in which Mecom failed. Mecom returned to America, where he unsuccessfully had presses in Boston, New York, and New Haven.
Date
1767
Condition
Light scattered foxing and toning, rear leaf tape-repaired, else very good.
References
ESTC W27436 (locates 10 copies). Evans 10597.
Cite this object as“DAGGETT, Naphtali. The Faithful Serving of God and Our Generation, the Only Way to a Peaceful and Happy Death.” The Soiferman Collection, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. EIS LIBRIS, https://eislibris.com/objects/daggett-naphtali-the-faithful-serving-of-god-and-our-generation-the-only-way-to (accessed [date]).
