Edward Hitchcock unnumbered sermon

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	Edward Hitchcock unnumbered sermon
Dates	1819-1861
Abstract	An undated occasional sermon by Edward Hitchcock discussing the Fourth of July Fair. Hitchcock mostly engages in wordplay with the word "fair" throughout, using it to refer to the festival, women, the weather, and the concept of fairness. Hitchcock comments that John Bull (the personification of the United Kingdom) telling Americans to pay his price for tea lead to eight years of war but at a fair Americans cheerfully comply with the tea prices, and jokes that if the British had sent their women to America to run fairs instead of sending soldiers to fight the country would have been conquered. The rest of the sermon is written in a similarly facetious manner, with no particular point beyond the fair being an excellent event.
Notes	This item is undated. The date range provided is drawn from the date range of the series in the finding aid.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages)
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Massachusetts
Genre	Sermons
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Sermons
Subject	Sermons, American – Massachusetts – 19th century
Subject	Fairs – Massachusetts – Sermons
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 9 Folder 8
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