1784 Large Octavo First Edition Pamphlet Sermon On The Death Of Reverend Moses Parsons By David Tappan And An Oration By Levi Frisbie

Importance: David Tappan (1752-1803) was an American theologian. He occupied the Hollis Chair at Harvard Divinity School until his death in 1803. He was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1796. He graduated from Harvard University in 1771. He was also a strong supporter of the American Revolution and later the French Revolution. Levi Frisbie was born on 11 April 1748 in Branford, Connecticut. [He] was a very intelligent and unreligious charity scholar. He came to Wheelock with substantial schooling already, and after a few months at Moor’s, Wheelock sent him on to Yale. There, Frisbie excelled academically. However, he never wanted to be a missionary. He arrived at Moor’s sometime during April of 1767, and by May 5, he was already writing Wheelock asking to be released from missionary obligations. While at Yale, this trend continued: Levi went so far as to confess to Wheelock that he was not even a church member. Although he was not passionate about Script