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Some Account of the Life and Gospel Labours, of William Reckitt, Late of Lincolnshire in Great-Britain. Also, Memoirs of the Life and Religious Experiences, and Gospel Labours of James Gough, Late of Dublin, Deceased. Printed and Sold by Joseph Crukshank, Philadelphia, 1783, 182 pp plus contents, original leather binding, 7 x 4.25”, 12mo. In good condition. Boards are lightly worn with minor scuffing, edge wear. Corners lightly crushed. Top spine extreme is lightly chipped with small area of red rot. Old hand signature of John Comfort on front fly leaf. Signature is crossed out on title page. 165 pp old hand signature of Fra. Comfort dated 1795.. underneath is Victorian era handwriting. Interior is lightly toned with mild foxing. Slight rippling from previous humidity exposure. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Revolutionary Era Imprint of Joseph Crukshank! A scarce title. “ William Reckitt (1706-1769) was born in Lincolnshire to honest parents, both of whom died when he was very young. When an adolescent, serving as an apprentice to weaver, he was convinced of the Truth through the ministry of a Friend on a religious visit, and by diligently harkening to the Light of Christ that shined in his heart, he was preserved from the many temptations to which unguarded youth are commonly exposed. In 1742, at the age of thirty-six, he first came forth in the work of the ministry, and in 1756, when en route to America, he and several others on board were taken captive by a French privateer and brought to Morlaix. There he was detained for about six months, but was preserved throughout in remarkable quietness and resignation, to the great admiration of some of the French inhabitants.” RAREA1783BFJK
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