Miscellaneous
A Bibliography of Books on Language and Languages Printed in the United States Through the Year 1800

Raoul N. Smith
Northwestern University
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Adam, Alexander
(1741–1809) 1799 The Rudiments of Latin and English Grammar. Boston: Manning & Loring for Hall (35073).Google Scholar
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(1758–1820) 1797 An Introduction to Spelling and Reading. 2 vols. Boston: Thomas & Andrews (31706–07). (2nd ed. of vol. I, ibid. 1800 (36789).)Google Scholar
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(1755–1828) 1792 A Grammatical System of the English Language. Boston: Hall (24030). (2nd ed., Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1793 (25087); 3rd ed., ibid. 1795 (28162); 4th ed., ibid. 1796 (29962); 5th ed. 1799 (35092).)Google Scholar
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(1755–1828) 1794 A Grammatical Institute of the Latin Tongue. Worcester, Mass.: Thomas (26547).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1794 An Introduction to the Speaking and Writing of the English Language. Boston: Thomas & Andrews (26548).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1795 A New Introduction to the Latin Language. Worcester, Mass.: Thomas (28163).Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1796 A Grammatical System of the Grecian Language. Ibid. (29963). [This appears to be the first grammar of Greek written in the United States.]Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1797 The Young Ladies and Gentlemen’s Spelling-Book. Providence, R.I.: Carter & Wilkinson (31709). (Another ed., Worcester, Mass.: Thomas 1799 (35093).)Google Scholar
(1755–1828) 1797 The Young Gentlemen and Ladies Instructor. Boston: Larkin & Blakes (31708).Google Scholar
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(1755–1828) 1782 New York: Rivington (17456). [Known from an advertisement.]Google Scholar
Ash, John
(1724–79) 1774 Grammatical Institutes. 7th ed., London, reprinted New York: Gaine (13123). (Other eds., ibid. 1799 (16194) [from an advertisement]; Chatham, N.J.: Kollock 1783 (44298); Philadelphia: Crukshank 1785 (44642); Worcester, Mass.: Thomas for Battelle & Green 1785 (18918); New York: Kollock 1786 (19477) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Crukshank 1788 (45244); Philadelphia: Stewart 1788 (20936); New York: Gaine 1792 (24059) [from an advertisement]; Boston: Thomas & Andrews 1794 (26578); Philadelphia: M’Culloch 1795 (28214); New York: Buel for Duyckinck 1798 (33317); New York: Davis for Arden 1799 (35118); Mt. Holly, N.J.: Ustick for Carey 1800 (36851).)Google Scholar
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(1753–1821) 1798 The Child’s Spelling Book: Calculated to Render Reading Completely Easy. Hartford, Conn.: Babcock (33346). (2nd ed., ibid. 1800 (37179).)Google Scholar
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(d. 1778) 1772 A Complete German Grammar. London, reprinted Philadelphia: Miller (12315). (Another ed., ibid. 1774 (13127) [known from an advertisement]; 2nd American ed., Philadelphia: Cist 1793 (25128).) [N.U.C. cites 2nd ed., London: Linde 1752.]Google Scholar
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(1615–91) 1664 Wehkomaonganoo. Cambridge, Mass. (84). (Another ed., ibid. 1688 (440),) [This is John Eliot’s translation into Natick of Baxter’s Call to the Unconverted.]Google Scholar
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(1713–84) 1776 The Pennsylvania Spelling-Book. Philadelphia: Crukshank (42994). (2nd ed., ibid. 1779 (16204); 3rd ed., Providence, R.I.: Wheeler for Greene 1782 (19398); another ed., Providence: Wheeler 1789 (21674) [from an advertisement].)Google Scholar
(1713–84) 1779 An Essay Towards the Most Easy Introduction to the Knowledge of the English Grammar. Philadelphia (16202).Google Scholar
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Bible
1663 Cambridge, Mass. (72 and 73). [In Natick.]Google Scholar
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Bible N.T.
1661 Wusku Wuttest amentum. Cambridge, Mass. (65). (Another ed., ibid. 1680 (279).) [In Natick.]Google Scholar
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1744 Boston: Edwards (5359) [from an advertisement]. (4th ed., Boston: Draper for Edwards 1750 (6477); other eds., Philadelphia: Chattin 1757 (7871) [from an advertisement]; Wilmington, Del. 1761 (8813) [from an advertisement]; Philadelphia: Dunlap 1763 (41334); ibid. 1765 (9927) [from an advertisement].)Google Scholar
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Church of England
1715 Book of Common Prayer. The Morning and Evening Prayer. New York: Bradford (1740). [Translated into Mohawk by Bernardus Freeman and Lawrence Claesse.]Google Scholar
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(1584–1652) 1691 Nashuanittue Meninnunk. Cambridge, Mass. (550). [This is a translation into Natick by Grindal Rawson of Spiritual Milk for Babes. It is also reprinted in the Indian Primer of 1720.]Google Scholar
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(1732–1809) 1798 An Easy and Practical Introduction – to the Latin Tongue. Philadelphia: Cist (33604).Google Scholar
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1796 The Teacher; or, Practical French Grammar. New York: Bull (30560).Google Scholar
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