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playford family bible of henry and sarah playford
below
are select pages from the family bible of henry and sarah playford which
was originally purchased in sections by sarah (prior to marriage) and
was later bound into two volumes which are both quite large and heavy.
the bible was one of the precious items brought out from england by henry
and sarah, luckily surviving the wreck of the ship "juliana"
- to this day one can see the water stains on many of the pages.
click
on the thumbnails for a larger view
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inside
the front cover of the bible is the gold embossed name of sarah
elizabeth goodsall. the spelling of her name here differs from all
other records (including parish registers in england, shipping records
and her death certificate) in which it is spelt "goodsell".
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inside
the bible, in henry's handwriting, are the birthdates of their children.
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3
the
front page of the bible.
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4
the
first page of the preface to this edition of the bible. the first
few pages of the bible (including the preface) have been reinforced
and rebound into the bible. from the water stains it can be assumed
that these pages were the most heavily damaged during the shipwreck
and hence the need for reinforcing. the larger picture will reveal
both the water stains and the new reinforcing.
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the
second page of the preface.
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