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A view of the controversy subsisting between Great-Britain and the American colonies. : a sermon, preached at a fast, in Marlborough in Massachusetts-Bay, on Thursday May 11, 1775. Agreeable to a recommendation of the Provincial Congress.

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Abstract/Description:
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.
Title: A view of the controversy subsisting between Great-Britain and the American colonies. : a sermon, preached at a fast, in Marlborough in Massachusetts-Bay, on Thursday May 11, 1775. Agreeable to a recommendation of the Provincial Congress.
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Name(s): Stearns, William 1749-1783
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1775
Publisher: Printed by Benjamin Edes
Place of Publication: Watertown, MA
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: vii, [2], 10-33 pages ; 20 cm
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: 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.
Identifier: fauwsb3f19 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B3F19
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): American Revolution (1775-1783)
Bible -- Chronicles, 2nd, XX, 11-12 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800
Fast day sermons -- Massachusetts -- Marlborough -- Early works to 1800
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Religion and politics -- United States -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800
Sermons, American -- 18th century
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Early works to 1800
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb3f19
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU

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