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Frst election sermon preached after the Revolutionary War...
Frst election sermon preached after the Revolutionary War...
Item # 706749
May 26, 1784
Pamphlet titled: "A SERMON, preached before His Excellency JOHN HANCOCK, Esq; governor; His Honor THOMAS CUSHING, Esq; lieutenant-governor; the Honorable the Council, and the Honorable the SENATE, and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 26, 1784. Being the day of general election. By Moses Hemmenway, A.M., Boston, Printed by Benjamin Edes and Sons, M,DCC,LXXXXIV".
This was the first annual election sermon preached after the end of the Revolutionary War, just 8 months earlier. It is preached before the famed John Hancock.
Complete in 52 pages with the outer wrappers still present, the front wrapper containing: "Mr. Hemmenway's Election Sermon, Delivered Twenty-Sixth of May, 1784. Small hole to the front wrapper causes loss of the "y" in May". The back wrapper is blank.
With original string binding, wide, never-trimmed margins, scattered foxing throughout, 5 3/4 by 9 inches, very nice condition. Another recently sold for $200.
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