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bMS 383

Lathrop, Joseph, 1731-1820. Sermons: A Finding Aid.

Andover-Harvard Theological Library

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School
Call No.: bMS 383
Creator: Lathrop, Joseph, 1731-1820.
Title: Sermons, 1758-1810.
Quantity: 1 box
Abstract: Sermons of Congregationalist minister Joseph Lathrop.

Acquisition Information :

Gift of Edith True, 1978.

Historical Note

Joseph Lathrop (1731-1820) was born in Norwich, Connecticut, and graduated from Yale University in 1754. Following graduation he taught grammar school in Springfield, Massachusetts, and studied for the ministry with the Rev. Robert Breck (Harvard, 1730) and was ordained a Congregationalist minister in 1756 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, where he served the remainder of his life. He was awarded the DD by Yale in 1791 and by Harvard in 1811. His sermons have been published in seven volumes, from 1796 to 1821

Arrangement

The sermons are arranged by date when first preached.

Scope and Content

Sermons, 1758-1810 and undated.

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