A DISCOURSE, OCCASIONED BY THE DEATH, AND DELIVERED AT THE FUNERAL, OF MRS. MARY CLAP, RELICT OF THE LATE REV. PRESIDENT CLAP. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 23D, 1769. IN THE LXVIth YEAR OF HER AGE.

New-Haven: Printed by Thomas and Samuel Green, [1769]. 24pp. Stitched into modern marbled wrappers. Toned with a little foxing. Else Very Good. With contemporary ownership signature of "Anne Williams her Book".

Whittelsey was Pastor of the First Church in New Haven. Mary Clap was the widow of the President of Yale College, Thomas Clap. Reverend Whittelsey describes her excellent character; a long footnote chronicles her ancestry.
Evans 11530. Trumbull 1650. Sabin 103787. ESTC W38065 [7 locations as of May 2018]. Item #35057

Price: $375.00