A Sermon Preached by Lexington, on the Nineteenth of April, 1782. The Anniversary of the Commencement of the War between Great-Britain and America, which opened a most Tragical Scene, in that Town, on the Nineteenth of April, 1775.
A Sermon Preached by Lexington, on the Nineteenth of April, 1782. The Anniversary of the Commencement of the War between Great-Britain and America, which opened a most Tragical Scene, in that Town, on the Nineteenth of April, 1775.
By: Phillips Payson
PBK.003370
Printed Book
1782
Massachusetts (United States)
English
Printed on Paper
7.8 × 4.8 × 0.07 in. (20 × 12.2 × 0.2 cm)
Not on View
This is a printed version of a sermon preached at Lexington, Massachusetts, April 19, 1782. It was preached by Phillips Payson (1736–1801) to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Phillips Payson was an American Congregationalist minister and pastor of the church in Chelsea, Massachusetts. In addition to several tracts on astronomy and natural philosophy, Payson delivered several commemorative sermons. The printer, Benjamin Edes, was a member of the Sons of Liberty and editor of the Boston Gazette.
Printed in 1782 by Benjamin Edes & Sons in Cornhill, Boston, Massachusetts. Acquired before 2005 by William H. Guthman (1924–2005), antiquities dealer, Westport, Connecticut;[1] Purchased at auction in 2005 by Ted Steinbock, private collector, Kentucky;[2] Privately purchased in 2020 by Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Guthman established Guthman Americana in Westport, specializing in historical and military Americana. He was also a guest appraiser on the Public Broadcasting Service’s Antiques Roadshow. [2] Sotheby’s, New York, The William Guthman Collection of Manuscript, Printed, and Graphic Americana, December 1, 2005, Lot 118.
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