THE CHARACTER AND BLESSEDNESS OF A DILIGENT AND FAITHFUL SERVANT: A Sermon Delivered at Brookfield, October 19, 1779, at the Funeral of the Honorable Jedediah Foster, Esquire. .

Fiske, Nathan

Published by Bennett Wheeler, Providence, RI, 1785

About this Item

Octavo. 30, [2 (blank)], [7], [1 (blank)] pp. First edition. As issued, stitched in self-wrappers. Wrappers are a bit soiled, but largely a very nice, copy. Faint and indecipherable contemporary owner name at the top of the front wrapper. While the pamphlet is undated and many authorities including Evans ascribes it a date of 1779, Alden identifies two issues of this pamphlet: the first on ordinary paper was printed 1782 or after based on the dated watermarks, and this second issue on thick paper with watermarked paper seen in Wheeler printings of 1785. Alden tentatively dates this issue as 1785. An uncommon sermon for a significant colonial figure--Foster was a dedicated to the cause of American independence from Great Britain and while he was a colonel in the militia during the American Revolution, his greatest contributions were elsewhere. According to the West Brookfield Historical Commission "Foster was elected delegate to the First Provincial Congress. He was appointed judge of Probate and Common Pleas for Worcester and justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts." Foster was working on a new Massachusetts constitution when he died in 1779. Evans 16273; Alden 1005. Seller Inventory # 8239

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE CHARACTER AND BLESSEDNESS OF A DILIGENT ...

Publisher: Bennett Wheeler, Providence, RI

Publication Date: 1785

Edition: 1st Edition