Elijah Webster's Copy of the Pamphlet

"Considerations on the Measures Carrying on with Respect to the British Colonies in North America"

By Sir Matthew Robinson-Morris, 2nd Baron Rokeby
Re-printed in Hartford, 1774

I was contacted in 2006 by Ken Stein from Berkeley, California. Ken had a copy of the above referenced book which had hand-written notations indicating it had belonged to an Elijah Webster, and was given to Simeon Webster by his mother Abia Webster. A Google search led him to my website and the notations finally had a context. The pamphlet had belonged to my ancestors. Elijah was married to Abia and they had a son Simeon. The daughter Molly also wrote her name on a page but I did not include that image.

I am providing the images because I think it is amazing to reconnect with our distant past in such a tangible way, and to thank Ken for taking the time to seek me out and make the copies of the relevant pages.

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