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RICHARDSON PETTIT Marblehead, Mass...
Quiet and restful is the picture of Marblehead in Brewster's study of New England. The way he leads you on to expect one thing and then gives you another is the most amusing and distinguished bit of writing in the whole number...
...exhibit of rare books owned by undergraduates. This exhibit is being administered by the John Barnard Associates, an organization formed last month in memory of John Barnard, 1700. When in the eighteenth century the college library burned down, this public spirited clergyman who was a resident of Marblehead contributed his entire collection of books to start the new library...
...minister at Marblehead, John Barnard kept in constant touch with the College, and was much interested in its growth. His opportunity to aid it in a truly significant manner, came about the middle of the eighteenth century, with the burning of the college Library. He immediately gave his entire collection of books for the founding of a new library. Even today, wanderers in the stacks run upon books bearing a John Barnard book-plate...
...Marblehead manuscripts provide a background of atmosphere ror the trade of the 19th century. Several documents relate incidents connected with the embargo of 1808 and others describe the magnitude of the carrying trade of the clipper era. The value of the collection will increase as interest in the post-Colonial period deepens. It affords a very thorough source of information on the commercial growth of New England and covers the critical events...