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ILLUSTRATIONS

I Burning of John Rogers

From the Protestant Tutor, London : 1716.

II Burning of John Rogers

From the New England Primer, Boston: 1762.

III The Royal Primer, title page

London, circa 1750-60.

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Frontispiece

IV A Guide For the Child and Youth, title

page

London: 1725.

V First Mention of the New England Primer

From Newman's News from the Stars, Boston: 1690.

From a Guide For the Child and Youth, London: 1725.

VI Bradford Fragment

VII Rhymed Alphabet

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XI King George the Second

From the New England Primer, Boston: 1737-

XII King George the Third

From the New England Primer, Boston: 1762.

From the New England Primer, Providence : 1775-

XIV Binding of New England Primer (inside)
From the New England Primer, Boston: 1762.

XV The Protestant Tutor, title page

London: B. Harris, 1716.

XVI The President of the United States, (Wash-

ington)

From the New England Primer, Boston: [n. d.]

XVII The Hon. John Hancock

From the American Primer, Boston : 1776.

XVIII The Hon. Samuel Adams, Esquire
From the New England Primer, Hartford: 1777.

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XXVI The New England Primer, title page

Boston [n. d.]

XXVII The New England Primer, title page
Newburyport [n. d.]

XXVIII Fleet's Advertisement of the Primer
From Wigglesworths' Day of Doom, Boston: 1751.

From the New England Primer, Newburyport [n. d.]