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Circular Letter, of the Historical Society

Circular Letter, of the Historical Society

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    21.7 cm x 12.4 cm

    Boston: printed by Belknap and Young, 1791
    Signed, "In the name, and by order of the Society, Jeremy Belknap, corresponding sec. Summer Street, Boston, November 1, 1791."


    [ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

    In this printed circular letter, the first publication of the Massachusetts Historical Society, founder Jeremy Belknap defined the society's objectives: "...to collect, preserve, and communicate, materials for a complete history of this country...." The MHS is the first historical society in the country, and its mission has remained essentially unchanged for 225 years.