1815 · Andover [Mass.]
by Andover Theological Seminary
Andover [Mass.]: Flagg and Gould, 1815. 12mo, pp. 12; removed from binding, wrappers lacking; final leaf nearly loose, good. The school was established as a reaction to the Harvard board appointing a liberal to the Hollis Chair of Divinity. Notable alumni listed include Adoniram Judson, an early foreign missionary who worked in Myanmar; Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, the founder of the first permanent School for the Deaf in the US; and Gordon Hall, one of the first two American missionaries of the ABCFM to Bombay. American Imprints 33867. (Inventory #: 56929)