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BEECHER, Lyman (1775-1863). A Sermon, Containing a General History of the Town of East-Hampton, (L.I.) From its first settlement to the present time. Delivered at East-Hampton, January 1, 1806. Sag Harbor, N.Y.: Alden Spooner, 1806.
8o (222 x 132 mm). 40 pages. Late 19th-century red morocco. Provenance: Thomas Picton (signature on title); Robert A. Gardiner (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. Beecher, pastor at East Hampton, was one of the first to become interested in the history of that town. "The Isle of Wight, or Gardiner's Island, called by the Indians formerly Manchanoc, and which by a late act of the legislature is annexed to this town, contains about 2,500 acres of land--belongs to John Lyon Gardiner, the seventh proprietor in a direct line from Lion Gardiner, who settled it in 1639, previous to any other English settlement within the present bounds of the state of New-York" (pp. 5-6). Sabin 4341.
8o (222 x 132 mm). 40 pages. Late 19th-century red morocco. Provenance: Thomas Picton (signature on title); Robert A. Gardiner (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. Beecher, pastor at East Hampton, was one of the first to become interested in the history of that town. "The Isle of Wight, or Gardiner's Island, called by the Indians formerly Manchanoc, and which by a late act of the legislature is annexed to this town, contains about 2,500 acres of land--belongs to John Lyon Gardiner, the seventh proprietor in a direct line from Lion Gardiner, who settled it in 1639, previous to any other English settlement within the present bounds of the state of New-York" (pp. 5-6). Sabin 4341.