Hutchinson, Thomas. THE HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETS-BAY, FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT THEREOF IN 1628. UNTIL ITS INCORPORATION WITH THE COLONY OF PLIMOUTH, PROVINCE OF MAIN, ETC. BY THE CHARTER OF KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN MARY, IN 1691. Boston, New-England, Printed by Thomas & John Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, 1764; 1767. First Edition 2 Volumes. 8 by 5 3/8 inches in contemporary speckled calf bindings with gilt printed leather labels to the spines. "Isaac Wilkins" in an early hand written on both title pages. HOWES H-853. EVANS 9705. Hutchinson (1711-1780) entered Harvard at the age of 12 and graduated 4 years later. He was Lieutenant Governor and for a time, Acting Governor, in the lead up to the Revolution, and he warned the British about the "inadvisability" of the Stamp Act. He eventually went into "exile," and bitter and disillusioned about his forced exile, and grieving the loss of his daughter Peggy in 1777, Hutchinson continued to work on his history of the colony which was the fruit of many decades of research. Two volumes were published in his lifetime: Volume 1 of the History of Massachusetts appeared in 1764, and Volume 2 in 1767. The third volume would be published posthumously, and included his own tenure as lieutenant governor and governor. (Wikipedia) The 3rd volume, not here present, is sometimes described as an "appendix." Condition: Professional restoration to joints and head and tail of spines; internally clean and fresh. Volume 2 lacking final leaf of index.
Hutchinson, Thomas. THE HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF MASSACHUSETS-BAY, FROM THE FIRST SETTLEMENT THEREOF IN 1628. UNTIL ITS INCORPORATION WITH THE COLONY OF PLIMOUTH, PROVINCE OF MAIN, ETC. BY THE CHARTER OF KING WILLIAM AND QUEEN MARY, IN 1691. Boston, New-England, Printed by Thomas & John Fleet, at the Heart and Crown in Cornhill, 1764; 1767. First Edition 2 Volumes. 8 by 5 3/8 inches in contemporary speckled calf bindings with gilt printed leather labels to the spines. "Isaac Wilkins" in an early hand written on both title pages. HOWES H-853. EVANS 9705. Hutchinson (1711-1780) entered Harvard at the age of 12 and graduated 4 years later. He was Lieutenant Governor and for a time, Acting Governor, in the lead up to the Revolution, and he warned the British about the "inadvisability" of the Stamp Act. He eventually went into "exile," and bitter and disillusioned about his forced exile, and grieving the loss of his daughter Peggy in 1777, Hutchinson continued to work on his history of the colony which was the fruit of many decades of research. Two volumes were published in his lifetime: Volume 1 of the History of Massachusetts appeared in 1764, and Volume 2 in 1767. The third volume would be published posthumously, and included his own tenure as lieutenant governor and governor. (Wikipedia) The 3rd volume, not here present, is sometimes described as an "appendix." Condition: Professional restoration to joints and head and tail of spines; internally clean and fresh. Volume 2 lacking final leaf of index.
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