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fighting polemic and are enthusiastic
antiquarian, but to the people
of this new Continent, he is
probably of most interest, as the
compiler of "Bibliotheca Americanae
Primordia", an attempt and I think the first attempt towards
laying the foundations of an
American Library. In the
case of many early American
books (which have entirely
disappeared) we have now no original
reference, save in White Kennets
pages. -

This copy of "the Govenour"
has been in a Philadelphian
collection, as is witnessed by
its contained bookplate. I
found it in Detroit.

When the library of the late
Supt. of Methodist Missions (Dr Green) came
to sale in Toronto, I was delighted

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