“
I am desirous of sending to m(
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John Adams late Presid
t. of the U S. at Quincy, Mass. a copy of Priestley’s ‘Doctrines of heathen philosophy compared with those of revelation’ printed
at Northumberland in 1804. will you be so good as to procure one, and inclose it to him by mail ‘de ma part’. be so good as
to chuse the best binding you find ready prepared, and to place the article to my account. I would wish it to go on without
delay, as I give him reason to expect by a letter which goes by this mail . . .
”
The book was procured by Dufief, billed to Jefferson on August 31, price $1.00.
In continuation of this discussion with John Adams, in a letter dated January 24, 1814, Jefferson wrote: “
. . . I think with you that Priestley, in his comparison of the doctrines of Philosophy and of revelation, did not do justice
to the undertaking. but he felt himself pressed by the hand of death . . .
”
Joseph Priestley died on February 6, 1804, leaving this work to be published posthumously by his son. For other matter relative to this book
see Priestley’s
Socrates and Jesus compared
, no. 1661.
This work was placed by Jefferson also in chapter 16, but in the Library of Congress catalogues is in chapter 17 only.
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J. 74
Prideaux’ connections.
2. v.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 67. no. 175, as above.
PRIDEAUX,
Humphrey.
The Old and New Testament connected in the History of the Jews and neighbouring Nations, from the Declension of the Kingdoms
of Israel and Judah to the Time of Christ. By Humphrey Prideaux, D.D. Dean of Norwich. Part I. The
Seventh Edition. [Part II. With a Complete Index to the whole. The
Fourth Edition] . . .
London: Printed for R. Knaplock, and
J. Tonson,
1720,
1719.
DS62 .P8
2 vol. Folio. Vol. I, 248 leaves; vol. II, 344 leaves. Engraved full and double page maps and plans, engravings in the text.
Rebound in ruby buckram. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T in both volumes.
Humphrey Prideaux, 1648-1724, English Orientalist. The first edition of this work was published in 1716-18.
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J. 75
Lightfoot’s works.
2. v.
fol.
1815 Catalogue, page 66. no. 186b, as above.
LIGHTFOOT,
John.
The Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot D.D. Late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge; such as were, and such as Never before were Printed. In
Two Volumes. With the Authors Life, and Large and Useful Tables to each Volume. Also Three Maps: One of the Temple drawn by the Author
himself; the others of Jerusalem and the Holy Land, drawn according to the Authors Chorography, with a Description collected
out of his Writings.--[The Second Volume in two Parts . . . Published by the care and industry of John Strype M.A.]
London: Printed by
W. R. [William Rawlins] for
Robert Scot,
Thomas Basset,
Richard Chiswell and
John Wright,
1684.
BR75 .L5
