00127-00130

Title

Subject

Description

Robert Aitken's daughter, Jane Aitken (1764–1832) published the first English translation of the Bible by an American, Charles Thomson (1729–1824).

Creator

Thomson, Charles, 1729–1824, tr. and Aitken, Jane, printer.

Source

00127-00130. English Bible. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Covenant: Commonly Called the Old and New Testament, Translated from the Greek. Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1808. Four volumes.

Relation

EarlyAmerican

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

English

Type

Book

Collection

The Thomas J. Harrison Bible Collection

Citation

Thomson, Charles, 1729–1824, tr. and Aitken, Jane, printer., “00127-00130,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed September 20, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/839.