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Broadside, 4to (327 mm.); subscription proposal and prospectus for Gleason's magazine outlining its intended content: essays on the doctrines of Christianity; supporting arguments for the divine authority of God; articles on moral, religious and experimental subjects; narratives of religious revivals; biographical sketches, and authentic accounts of Christian life in singular situations. Gleason warned that the magazine would not admit polemical discussions, but that all denominations who believed in the divinity of Christ would be allowed to contribute. Below this substantial explanation of the magazine's focus are the conditions upon which the publication was to commence, outlined in six Roman numeral sections. Peter Buel Gleason (1780-1869) appears to have carried out the publication of this magazine until at least 1815. "[Gleason] was a printer, and in Jan., 1803, with Mr. Samuel Lincoln, he opened a printing and book selling establishment, under the firm name of Lincoln Gleason, which continued until Mr. Lincoln's death in 1809. In 1811, Mr. Gleason, with his brother Elon, established the firm of Peter B. Gleason Co., which continued until 1839, when Mr. Gleason retired." [White, Genealogy of the Desc. of Thos. Gleason of Watertown, Mass. (1909) p. 225.]