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[BERKELEY, GEORGE.] A Proposal for the Better Supplying of Churches in our Foreign Plantations,and for Converting the Savage Americans to Christianity. 8vo, attractive modern 1/4 calf; crisp and clean, minor crease throughout. London, 1724
first edition. Proposes the creation of a college in Bermuda for training young American Indians to serve as missionaries throughout the British colonies. Recommends either peaceful recruitment or "taking captive the children of our enemies" (page 6). Bishop Berkeley's stay in Rhode Island from 1729 to 1732 was related to this venture. European Americana 724/11; Sabin 66021. No auction records have been found for this first edition.
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