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1. WOLCOTT, Roger (1679-1767). A Letter to the Reverend Mr. Noah Hobart. [Boston: Printed by Green & Russell, 1761.] First edition. Relates to Church structure in Connecticut and the implementation of the Saybrook Platform. Evans 9041; Sabin 104985. Quarto. Stitched gatherings, partially unopened (some toning and chipping to edges, last leaf working loose). Custom box.

2. STILES, Ezra (1727-1795). A History of Three of the Judges of King Charles I. Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock, 1794. 12mo. Portrait frontispiece of Stiles as President of Yale College. Engraved plates (defective). Burgundy morocco gilt. Provenance: Austin Kilbourn, Litchfield (gift inscription) – Alfed Treadway White (pencil ownership inscription dated 1900, pencil note connecting one of his ancestors to a participant).

3. PERRY, Joseph. The Character of Moses Illustrated and Improved: In a Discourse Occasioned by the Death of the Honorable Roger Wolcott of Windsor. Hartford: printed by Thomas Green, 1767. First edition, Roger Wolcott's eulogy. Evans 10736. Quarto. (A little dampstain, soiling to first and last leaves.)
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