Category 8: Communication Objects➔Ceremonial Objects➔Religious Objects➔Text, Religious➔Bible
Artifact
Accession Number:
85-3-5
Date
1852Description
Bible published in Philadelpia by John b. Perry and the stereotyped by L. Johnson & Co. in 1852. This Bible was translated from the original Greek. In the front of the Bible there is a history of births from 1827-1872. There are two marriages and 3 deaths recorded. The family name recorded is Forrester.e,The number 85-3-5 is written in pencil on the page "To the Reader". There is also a card in the Bible signed by P. G. Rea. The card reads "pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Missouri, Bonneville Missouri, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Chruch in 1852". On the back of this card in green ink is a list of scriptures.
Old & New Testaments together with The Apocryphha, Translated from the Original Tongues and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised: with Canne's Marginal Notes and References. Bible was donated to the Church by Johnny Stockden. The Bible belonged to Mrs. A. Stickler. It was donated to the Museum by Bonnie Bartel on 1970.
;Materials
Leather
Paper
Cardboard
GlueMeasurements
12 in L x 10 in W Category
Bible