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Title

  • A token for children : being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary lives, and joyful deaths of several young children

Names

  • Janeway, James, 1636?-1674.
  • Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
  • Fowle, Zechariah, 1724-1776, printer.

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed and sold by Z. Fowle ..., 1771.

Headings

  • -  Children--Biography--Early works to 1800
  • -  Children--Conversion to Christianity--Early works to 1800
  • -  Children--Religious life--Early works to 1800

Genre

  • Juvenile literature--1771

Notes

  • -  "Preserved and published for the encouragement of piety in other children. With new additions."
  • -  "A token for the children of New England" is by Cotton Mather.
  • -  First published in England, 1671-1672. Became the most widely read children's book of the Puritan age. Cf. Haviland's Yankee Doodle's literary sampler.
  • -  Signatures: [A]⁶ B-N⁶.
  • -  Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 67
  • -  Haviland, V. Children's reading in America, 1776, p. [5]
  • -  Welch, D.A. Amer. children's books, 665.8
  • -  Evans 12085
  • -  Haviland, V. Yankee Doodle's literary sampler, p. 11-12
  • -  ESTC W29553
  • -  LAC nsk 2018-12-18 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC rwp 2018-12-26 review

Medium

  • 156 p. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • BR1714 .J3

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 30030826

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Janeway, James, 1636?-1674, Cotton Mather, and Zechariah Fowle. A Token for Children: Being an Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives, and Joyful Deaths of Several Young Children. Boston: Printed and sold by Z. Fowle, 1771. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/30030826/.

APA citation style:

Janeway, J., Mather, C. & Fowle, Z. (1771) A Token for Children: Being an Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives, and Joyful Deaths of Several Young Children. Boston: Printed and sold by Z. Fowle. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/30030826/.

MLA citation style:

Janeway, James, 1636?-1674, Cotton Mather, and Zechariah Fowle. A Token for Children: Being an Exact Account of the Conversion, Holy and Exemplary Lives, and Joyful Deaths of Several Young Children. Boston: Printed and sold by Z. Fowle, 1771. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/30030826/>.