AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT FORMS THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD RULER: ILLUSTRATED IN A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, AT THE ANNIVERSARY ELECTION, IN THE CITY OF HARTFORD, MAY 14, 1812 / BY MOSES C. WELCH, D.D., PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN NORTH-MANSFIELD.

Welch, Moses C. (Moses Cook), 1754-1824.

Published by Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1812., Hartford, [Conn.]:, 1812

About this Item

8vo. 31pp. Sewn pamphlet with half-title. Toned and foxed, margins untrimmed. Good. Scarce. Ordered to be printed by the assembly. Signed in print, Thomas Day. Delivered shortly before the War of 1812, the sermon reflects New England Federalist anxieties by emphasizing that a nation's safety hinges on the virtuous character of its leaders.

Shaw & Shoemaker 27510
[Election sermon-Connecticut, Hartford].

Seller Inventory # 003860

Bibliographic Details

• Title: AN EXCELLENT SPIRIT FORMS THE CHARACTER OF A GOOD RULER: ILLUSTRATED IN A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, AT THE ANNIVERSARY ELECTION, IN THE CITY OF HARTFORD, MAY 14, 1812 / BY MOSES C. WELCH, D.D., PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN NORTH-MANSFIELD.
• Publisher: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin, 1812., Hartford, [Conn.]:
• Publication Date: 1812
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good