Wesleyan Methodist Magazine,  3rd ser. 4 (1825), 122–27.

A Fourth Letter from the Rev. Richard Reece, on the Subject of his Late Visit to Amercia

R Reece

Genre:

Letter, Travelogue

Subjects:

Ethnography, Magic, Universities, Libraries, Laboratories


    Describes the magical beliefs of the native American chief, 'King Philip'. Relates how Edward Everett, to whom Reece had a 'recommendation', took him to see Harvard College, showing him 'the Library, the Chapel, the Philosophical Lecture-room, the Laboratory, &c.' (125).


See also:

WM3/4/1c/5


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