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Jay T. Snider Collection
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SMITH, William. A Sermon on the Present Situation of American Affairs. Preached in Christ-Church, June 23, 1775. At the Request of the Officers of the Third Battallion of the City of Philadelphia, and District of Southwark. Philadelphia: James Humphreys, 1775. [4], iv, 32 pp. 8vo (192 x 120 mm). Later half blue morocco. Condition: foxing; rubbed along the joints. Provenance: George Clinton Fairchild Williams (bookplate). first edition. Smith's most well-known Revolutionary sermon "created a great sensation ... It opposed British measures and awakened patriotism, but in its preface Smith professed himself as 'ardently panting for a return of those Halcyon-days of harmony' and as 'animated with purest zeal for the mutual interests of Great-Britain and the Colonies'" (DAB). Adams, American Independence 196b; Evans 14459; Howes S697; Sabin 84651.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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