RARE 1786 ISAIAH THOMAS Sermon: Ordination of Rev AARON BANCROFT Thomas Barnard
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RARE 1786 ISAIAH THOMAS Sermon: Ordination of Rev AARON BANCROFT Thomas Barnard. This first edition printed pamphlet is incredibly rare, with no known other copies presently for sale. He was born in Reading, Massachusetts to Samuel Bancroft and Lydia Parker. He graduated from Harvard in 1778 and subsequently taught, studied theology and spent three years as a missionary in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Offered here is an extremely rare 18th century printed sermon: A Sermon, Preached At The Ordination Of The Rev. Aaron Bancroft, To The Pastoral Office Over The Second Christian Church And Society in Worcester, February 1, MDCCLXXXVI, by Thomas Barnard, A.M., published by Isaiah Thomas (Worcester, MA) in 1786, 1st edition, 5" x 8"; 52pp. Disbound, lacking outer wraps (but with both 1/2 title and title pages), some scattered foxing/ toning, couple pencil notes-- overall very good. This first edition printed pamphlet is incredibly rare, with no known other copies presently for sale. AARON BANCROFT (1755 – 1839) was an American clergyman. He was born in Reading, Massachusetts to Samuel Bancroft and Lydia Parker. He began his studies during the American Revolution, and served as a minuteman, and was present, at the battles of both Lexington and Bunker Hill. He graduated from Harvard in 1778 and subsequently taught, studied theology and spent three years as a missionary in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. In 1785 he settled in Worcester as pastor of the Congregational church, and remained in the same post until his death. During the middle of his life his theological views leant toward Arminianism and by his advocacy of liberalism he became a noted leader in the early period of the Unitarian schism. He published a eulogy of George Washington in 1800 and wrote a subsequent biography of Washington in 1807. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1805. Although president of the American Unitarian Association, he adhered to the name and system of Congregationalism until his death in Worcester, Massachusetts. THOMAS BARNARD, Jr. (1748-1814) Unitarian clergyman. He was the first pastor of North Church, Salem, Massachusetts, from 1772 until his death. Cause of death recorded as apoplexy. ISAIAH THOMAS (1749-1831) was the foremost printer of the generation that came of age during the American Revolution. He was instrumental in starting the Revolution and once the new nation was founded he became its principal and most successful printer, publisher, and bookseller. His success made him one of the wealthiest men in the country. Thomas’s career is made even more remarkable by the fact that he was entirely a self-made man. In 1812, Thomas founded the American Antiquarian Society, designed to be a learned society and national institution dedicated to preserving the written record of the United States. Thomas’s own collection of books, newspapers, and ephemera formed the basis of this collection, and his philosophy of collecting continues to shape the way Americans understand the past today. When ABNER DODGE, Jr. was born on 18 August 1765, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abner Dodge, was 22 and his mother, Lydia Pride, was 22. He married Lois Somes on 18 July 1791, in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 28 April 1843, in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States.
