A Sermon Preached at the West Parish in Lancaster, October 9. 1760. On the General Thanksgiving for the Reduction of Montreal and the Total Conquest of Canada. Containing a brief account of the War, from the year 1755; -- and a Review of the first settlement and several expeditions against (with some of the reasons for holding) Canada
- Boston: B. Mecom, 1760
Boston: B. Mecom, 1760. Good. Boston: [B. Mecom, 1760]. First Edition. Octavo; removed, later stitching; 46,[2]pp. ([A]-F4, collated complete). Substantial loss at bottom quarter of title page with loss of text including publisher's imprint; rather dark dampstaining to texblock, stitching rather frayed; Good copy only of this rare French and Indian War-era sermon. Imprint provided by OCLC no. 960092335.
Preached in the midst of hostilities during the French and Indian War giving thanks to recent "decisive Victories and valuable Acquisitions [which] have not been purchased with a Song...They have been obtained at the Expence of much Blood and Treasure" (p. 17). Indeed, the final page of text lists the nineteen men of the parish "lost by the War" since 1755. "The four first were slain in the Morning-Action at Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755. All the Rest, I think, were lost by Sickness abroad, or Indisposition they brought home with them from the Camp; except the last, who was drowned, this Year, in Lake Champlain; and Brabrook, of whom we have no account."
ESTC W029287; EVANS 8669; SABIN 47447.
Preached in the midst of hostilities during the French and Indian War giving thanks to recent "decisive Victories and valuable Acquisitions [which] have not been purchased with a Song...They have been obtained at the Expence of much Blood and Treasure" (p. 17). Indeed, the final page of text lists the nineteen men of the parish "lost by the War" since 1755. "The four first were slain in the Morning-Action at Lake George, Sept. 8, 1755. All the Rest, I think, were lost by Sickness abroad, or Indisposition they brought home with them from the Camp; except the last, who was drowned, this Year, in Lake Champlain; and Brabrook, of whom we have no account."
ESTC W029287; EVANS 8669; SABIN 47447.