signed first edition Wraps
1806 · New York
by Benjamin Moore
New York : T.and J. Swords, 1806. Wraps. Very good. 22p., removed or disbound. Trimmed roughly. In ink, rear cover: Eli Wheeler's book inscribed as a present from the Rev. Joseph Perry, Ballston [Spa, New York], Nov. 22, 1809. Rev. Joseph Perry was the first rector of Christ Church, Ballston Spa. Rev. Eli Wheeler was ordained a priest July 13, 1815 in the church of Johnstown, and on July 14, 1815 was instituted into the Rectorship of St. John's Church, Johnstown. The current St. John's Episcopal Church of Johnstown, Fulton County, is located at 1 North Market Street, the second church on site, the original church burned in 1836. Shaw and Shoemaker 10892. (Inventory #: 1371)