American Revolution (1775-1783)

By William Stearns, A.M. ; Published at the desire of the hearers. ; [Five lines of Scripture text]. Half-title: Mr. Stearns's fast-sermon, preached May 11, 1775. Sermon, preached at a fast, in Marlborough in Massachusetts-Bay, on Thursday May 11, 1775. Notes: "To the honorable general officers, commanders of the New-England forces, encamped in and about Cambridge and Roxbury, in defence of the property, and rights, sacred and civil, of Americans, against the insults and depredations of ministerial peculators, and enemies of the British constitution." -- Page [v]-vii. "Addenda."--Page 33. FAU copy imperfect: Pages 25-32 missing. Appears to have been trimmed to 19 cm.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴ (G4 blank). Dedicated to John Hancock. Introduction dated: April 1, 1776. "Appendix. By another hand": pages [51]-54. Page numeral "6" not printed, only square brackets. Engraved head- and tail-pieces. FAU Libraries' copy edges untrimmed; side stiched with brown cord.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ [D]1. Engraved head- and tail-pieces. FAU Libraries' copy in contemporary paper wrappers, Top edge trimmed to 16 cm. Copy inscribed on title page: "William Stanly."

With an introductory address, and notes by Rev. Sylvester Judd ; [six lines of text]. Cover title: Mr. Judd's discourse on the moral effects of the Revolutionary War. "Books of reference": page [2]. "Sermon": page [7]-43.

Appendix, pages [45]-48. FAU copy edges trimmed to 22 cm.

The anniversary of the commencement of the war between Great-Britain and America, which opened in a most tragical scene, in that town, on the nineteenth of April, 1775. By Phillips Payson, A.M. Pastor of the church in Chelsea. ; [Two lines in Latin from Virgil]. Half-title: Mr. Payson's sermon, delivered April nineteenth, 1782. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴. FAU Libraries' copy imperfect: half-title page missing; appears to have been trimmed to 18 cm.

By Zabdiel Adams, A.M. Pastor of the Church in Lunenburg. ; [One line from Kings]. Half-title: Mr. Adams's sermon preached at Lexington, nineteenth of April, 1783. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-E⁴ (E4 verso blank). Includes appendix, pages 36-39. FAU Libraries' copy trimmed along top and bottom edges to 19 cm; side stiched with brown cord.

Half-title: Mr. Tappan's discourse on the peace. Song of praise to God from United America. "A hymn, composed for, and sung on the occasion--and now published by desire--entitled, A song of praise to God from United America."--Page 19. Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ C² (C2 verso blank). FAU Library's copy appears to have been trimmed to 18 cm. Bound in contemporary binding with marbled paper covers and marbled end-papers, gold stamping on spine.

By Nathaniel Whitaker, D.D. ; Delivered at the tabernacle in Salem, May 1783. ; [Three lines from Kings]. Half-title: Dr. Whitaker's discourse on the reward of Toryism. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴. Reprinted, Salem, 1811, with another sermon by the author (originally published 1777) in 1 vol., under title: An antidote against and the reward of Toryism. Being two sermons, preached ... one at the commencement and the other at the close of the Revolutionary War. FAU Libraries' copy edges trimmed to 20 cm; side stiched with brown cord.

Discourse containing two sermons preached in Cambridge May 15, 1783. By Charles Turner, V.D.M. ; Published, at the desire of gentlemen of the university, and of the First Religious Society, in Cambridge.Half-title: Mr. Turner's discourse on giving glory to God. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E² (E2 verso blank). FAU Library's copy appears to have been trimmed to 20 cm.; side stiched with brown cord. Inscribed: Hon. [...] Nathan Cushing presented by the author.