Item #48411 A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Roberts, to the pastoral care of a Church in Leicester. October 23d. 1754. Andrew Eliot.

A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Roberts, to the pastoral care of a Church in Leicester. October 23d. 1754

Boston: D. Fowle, 1754. Very Good. Item #48411

Boston: Printed by D. Fowle, for J. Winter in Union-Street, opposite the King's-Arms, 1754. First Edition. Octavo; removed; [2],41,[1]pp. (collated complete with half title page). Half title page (serving as upper cover) rather soiled and a bit wrinkled, contemporary gift inscription partly trimmed, else a Very Good example.

Uncommon ordination sermon by the Congregationalist minister Andrew Eliot (1718-1778), perhaps best remembered for his storied collection of coins and for being one of the few ministers to remain in Boston during the dangers of the Revolutionary War.

Evans 7189.

Price: $150.00