Just commemorations. The death of good men, considered; and the characters of some who have lately died in the service of the churches, exhibited. Unto which there is added, a brief account of the evangelical work among the Christianized Indians of New-England; whereof one of the persons here commemorated, was a valuable and memorable instrument.

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Title Just commemorations. The death of good men, considered; and the characters of some who have lately died in the service of the churches, exhibited. Unto which there is added, a brief account of the evangelical work among the Christianized Indians of New-England; whereof one of the persons here commemorated, was a valuable and memorable instrument.
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Signed Author Cotton Mather [dedication]
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Pagination iv, 58
Date of Publication 1715
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Imprint Printed by B. Green: sold by Samuel Gerrish at his shop on the north side of the Town House.
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Location of Printing Boston US
Format Octavo (8vo)
Length (cm) 15
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Notes AAS Notes:
Commemorating Mather's Harvard College classmates, John Cotton, Jr. and Grindal Rawson.
Caption title: The death of good men, considered.
Dedication to Samuel Sewall signed: Cotton Mather.
Two impressions noted. One has colophon on p. 58: Printed off April 9th. 1715. The other (earlier?) impression was issued without colophon.
Signatures: A-H⁴.
"Mantissa."--p. 40-45. Extract of a letter from Mrs. Grindal Rawson, in memory of her husband.
Appendix and postscript, p. 46-58, extracted from Mather's Bonifacius.
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Mather, Cotton, Rawson (née Wilson), Susanna. Just commemorations. The death of good men, considered; and the characters of some who have lately died in the service of the churches, exhibited. Unto which there is added, a brief account of the evangelical work among the Christianized Indians of New-England; whereof one of the persons here commemorated, was a valuable and memorable instrument.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24641, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24641. Accessed 2025-08-23. 

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