A coquet turned preacher; or A true copy, of a series of letters, written by Stephen Bemis, to a young lady, in Westminster [electronic resource].

Author
Bemis, Stephen, 1774-1828 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
[Leominster, Mass.? : Printed by Salmon Wilder?, 1812 or 1813]
Description
iv, [1], 6-16 p. ; 17 cm. (12mo)

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Series
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30053. [More in this series]
Notes
  • The letters are addressed to Lucy Mosman. Bemis is charged in the preface and in a series of questions on p. 16 with breach of promise in ending his relationship with Miss Mosman.
  • Evans suggests a publication date of 1796, shortly after the letters were written. However, the preface describes Bemis as residing as minister in Harvard, Mass., a position he did not assume until 1801. Bemis, a Federalist in a predominantly Jeffersonian parish, was forced to resign in April of 1813, and it is likely that these letters were published shortly before in an effort to discredit him.
Reproduction note
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30053).
References
  • Evans 30053
  • Shaw & Shoemaker 24805
Other format(s)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place name(s)
United States Massachusetts Leominster.
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