1786 1ed American
Revolutionary WAR Funeral Sermon w/ Mormon Nauvoo Provenance
A rare, late 18th-century printing of a funeral sermon
preached at the funeral of American Revolutionary War officer, Benjamin Troop.
While published sermons of this era are rare of themselves, this particular
issue is of real intrigue.
This issue was owned by Lydia Lathrop, wife of William Draper. Draper
and Lathrop lived in Nauvoo and were among the few Mormons who began the trek
moving westward to Utah.
Item number: #16715
Price: $550
LEE, Andrew
A sermon delivered September 18th, 1785 at the funeral of
Rev. Benjamin Troop, pastor…in Norwich.
Norwich: printed by Trumbull, 1786. 1st edition
Details:
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Collation: Complete with all pages
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31, [1]
· Provenance: Handwritten
– Lydia Lathrop
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Lydia Lathrop (1775 – 1846) was a wife of William Draper, the first
patriarch of the Mormon church other than the Smiths. While they were among the
first Mormons to begin heading west to Utah, Lydia died before they arrived.
· Language: English
· Binding: Pamphlet
· Size: ~8.25in X 5.5in (21cm x 14cm)
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