Buy this book on-line Thacher, Peter : A Sermon Preached June 12, 1799, Before His Honor Moses Gill, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief; The Honorable the Council, Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at the Interment of His Excellency Increase Sumner, Esq. Who Died June 7, 1799, at 53Printed by Young & Minns, Printers to the Government of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Early American imprint. Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. Text printed in black ink. No binding. One leaf is completely loose in back. No date, circa 1799. 5" x 8." Eighteen pages. There are two pages missing in the front but it is possible that they are only an endpaper. Main body of text appears complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for splitting and chipping along spine, light age toning throughout, faint offsetting from printed text, and a few small stains. A Very Good copy. This is a sermon and eulogy that was originally given by Peter Thacher on the occasion of the interment of the late Governor of Massachusetts, Increase Sumner (1746-1799). The sermon was delivered before Moses Gill (1733-1800), the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and the Council, Senate, and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In much of his sermon, Thacher praises the wisdom, good will, and upstanding character of the Biblical figure of Samuel who served as Chief Magistrate of Israel. Thacher likens Sumner to Samuel in that they were both wise, just, and beloved by the people they served. Thacher also instructs that good rulers abide by Christian principles because these principles are not swayed by external forces. Peter Thacher (1752-1802) was an American Congregationalist minister in Massachusetts. He was also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Massachusetts Humane Society and Massachusetts Historical Society.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Thacher, Peter : A Sermon Preached June 12, 1799, Before His Honor Moses Gill, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief; The Honorable the Council, Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at the Interment of His Excellency Increase Sumner, Esq. Who Died June 7, 1799, at 53. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, used books, libri rari, out-of-print books and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |