Stephen Burrough's [sic] sermon
Subtitle: delivered at Rutland, on a hay-mow, to his auditory the Pelhamites, at the time when a mob of them, after having pursued him to Rutland, in order to apprehend him because he had abruptly departed and absconded from Pelham, where he had been preaching the Gospel; shut him into a barn, into which he ran for asylum; when he ascended a hay-mow, which was inaccessible, except in one place, with a weapon of defence in his hand, with which he kept off his pursuers at pleasure, as mentioned in the authors Memoirs, p. 90, 96, and delivered to them the following sermon, on the occasion
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 48384
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1798
Place of publication: United States
Language: eng
Subjects: Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787; Humor; American wit and humor
Work titles: Stephen Burroughs's sermon
Notes: Caption title: Burrouogh's [sic] hay-mow sermon.

Burroughs' flight from Pelham occurred in 1784. However, reference made in the sermon to Shays' Rebellion (1786-87) indicates that some, if not all, of the sermon was composed after the event. Burroughs' Memoirs, referred to in the title, were published in 1798.

Signatures: [A]⁴.

"The hymn."--p. [8].

Bristol B10251

Shipton & Mooney 48384