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Revolutionary War DS

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Revolutionary War DS
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Colonist John Chandler, one of the eighty Lexington men who faced the British that morning of 19 April 1775, signs a printed sermon delivered four years later to commemorate the Battle of Lexington. Pamphlet, ''A Sermon Preached at Lexington, April 19, 1779,'' signed ''J Chandler'' at upper right of half title page. Printed by John Gill: Boston: 1779. The title page records that Samuel Woodward, Pastor of the Church in Weston, delivered the sermon ''In Commemoration of the great Distress and wonderful Deliverance of God's People on the Nineteenth of April, 1775; where Hostilities begun, and when the bloody War between Great-Britain and her Colonies commenced.'' Rev. Woodward's sermon reads in part, ''To sympathize with the friends of those who fell the first victims to British tyranny in this place…it is owing to the help of the Lord, - to his sparing distinguishing mercy, that you escaped, that day when your neighbors and fellow-soldiers slept in death!…a desire to avenge the blood of your slaughtered brethren and defend your country, has led you to cultivate the art of war, and inspired you with the spirit and resolution of soldiers, - a character which the present times have taught us, is most respectable indeed…'' An oblong portion measuring 4'' x .75'' has been cut from the title page beneath Woodward's name, above the printing information. The original gray covers are present, but detached, and the pages show various degrees of foxing. The upper right corner of page 21 has been torn off, affecting six lines on page 21 and seven lines on page 22. Penned in unknown hand across top: ''Mr. Woodwards 19 April / No 7 P.'' and penciled: ''A.D. 1779.'' Overall in fair condition. 29pp. measuring 5.5'' x 8.75''.
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