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Excerpt from The Papers and Biography of Lion Gardiner, 1599-1663: With an Appendix
The writing on the fly-leaf of the Genevan Bible - printed at London, I599 - which is in the possession Of the family at Gardiner''s Island, has been pointed to for many generations as the hand writing Of Lion Gardiner; and until the discovery of his undoubted autograph letters it was not questioned.
This Genevan Bible was in the possession of the Conkling family Of East Hampton, L. I., as late as the sixth generation from Lion Gardiner, when Elisha Conkling,(1) a great-grandson Of Lion Gardiner''s daughter Mary, who married a Conkling, presented it to John Lyon Gardiner, (2) seventh proprietor Of Gardiner''s Island, since which time it has been counted among the valued relics Of the family at the island.
The tradition is, that this bible was once the property Of Lion Gardiner; yet it does not contain his name, nor any other name indicating ownership. The better Opinion, as to the writing in this bible, seems to be that it is a copy from an original writing made by Lion Gardiner.
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The writing on the fly-leaf of the Genevan Bible - printed at London, I599 - which is in the possession Of the family at Gardiner''s Island, has been pointed to for many generations as the hand writing Of Lion Gardiner; and until the discovery of his undoubted autograph letters it was not questioned.
This Genevan Bible was in the possession of the Conkling family Of East Hampton, L. I., as late as the sixth generation from Lion Gardiner, when Elisha Conkling,(1) a great-grandson Of Lion Gardiner''s daughter Mary, who married a Conkling, presented it to John Lyon Gardiner, (2) seventh proprietor Of Gardiner''s Island, since which time it has been counted among the valued relics Of the family at the island.
The tradition is, that this bible was once the property Of Lion Gardiner; yet it does not contain his name, nor any other name indicating ownership. The better Opinion, as to the writing in this bible, seems to be that it is a copy from an original writing made by Lion Gardiner.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
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Author
Curtiss Crane Gardiner
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ISBN - 9781528577793
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 108
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Contributors
Author
Curtiss Crane Gardiner
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ISBN - 9781330655375
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
Page Count - 110
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