Lyman, Joseph — A Sermon Preached Before His Excellency James Bowdoin, Esq. Governour; His Honour Thomas Cushing, Esq. Lieutenant-Governor; the Honourable the Council, and the Honourable the Senate, and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 30, 1787. Being the Day of General Election

Boston, Printed by Adams and Nourse, 1787. First edition. Disbound. 61 pp. 8vo. Rev. Joseph Lyman (1749-1828) was from Hatfield and like the other prosperous hill towns of Massachusetts, did not offer support for Shay's rebellion, in fact, often preaching against it; so it is no surprise, with the rebellion put down before this sermon was preached, that Lyman wrote "communities constitute certain of their brethren to rule over them: and thus constituted they are the ordinance of the supreme ruler." Sabin 42787. Evans 20469. Removed, trimmed, half-title soiled, first three leaves detached as one, scattered foxing, but still about very good.