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Oath of a Freeman
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The “Oath of a Freeman” was a loyalty pledge required of all new members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s. Printed as a broadside by Stephen Daye in 1639, it is the first document from a printing press known to have been produced in the present day United States. No copies are known to exist, but the text is known from a handwritten copy and two books, New-England’s Jonas Cast Up at London (1647) and Massachusetts’s General Lawes and Libertyes (1648).
Mark Hofmann's 1985 forgery of "The Oath of a Freeman"
Mark Hofmann's 1985 forgery of "The Oath of a Freeman"
Image: The Oath of a Free Man from New England’s Jonas Cast Up at London (1647) 1
Image: The Oath of a Free Man from New England’s Jonas Cast Up at London (1647) 1
Image: The Oath of a Free Man from New England’s Jonas Cast Up at London (1647) 2
Image: The Oath of a Free Man from New England’s Jonas Cast Up at London (1647) 2
Stephen Daye
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Stephen Daye Sr. emigrated from England to the British colony of Massachusetts and became the first printer in colonial America. He printed the Bay Psalm Book in 1640, the first book known to have been printed in the present day United States.
The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre, printed by Stephen Daye, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1640. First book printed in Br
The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre, printed by Stephen Daye, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1640. First book printed in British North America
1939 U.S. stamp commemorating the 300th anniversary of printing in colonial America
1939 U.S. stamp commemorating the 300th anniversary of printing in colonial America