Available are 2 vintage scarce leather bound hardcovers titled "The Missionary Herald containing The Proceedings of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions with a View of Other Benevolent Operations for the Year 1826 Volume XXII and Year 1828 Volume XXIV published by Crocker and Brewster of Boston. Over 475 pages each. 

For 1826 missionary information relating to foreign missions of Bombay, Burma, Cherokees, Greenland, Indians of Michigan Territory, Greece, indians, etc. 
For 1828 missionary information relating to foreign missions of Ceylon, Cherokees, Cherokees on the Arkansas, Choctaws, German mission at Liberia, Hawaii, Mackinaw Mission station, Sandwich Islands, Syria, etc. 

The Missionary Herald was a prominent religious monthly magazine published in Boston from 1821 to 1934. It served as the official organ of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), primarily representing the Congregationalist Church.

Key Facts and History

Origins: It began in 1818 as an abridged version of The Panoplist and Missionary Herald before becoming a standalone publication in 1821.

Purpose: For many 19th-century Americans, it was a "window to the world," providing rare accounts of foreign lands before the era of modern communication.

Content: The magazine published detailed missionary reports including descriptions of:

Geographic and Cultural Data: Native customs, history, economic activities, and geographical features.

Global Reach: Reports from locations such as India, China, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Africa, the Middle East, and the "Sandwich Islands" (Hawaii).

North America: Missions to Native American tribes, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seneca.

Publishers: Early volumes were printed by individuals such as Samuel T. Armstrong and later by the firm Crocker & Brewster.

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