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The Life and Character of Miss Susanna Anthony, Who Died, in Newport, (R.I.) June 23, MDCCXCI, in the Sixty Fifth Year of Her Age, Consisting Chiefly in Extracts from Her Writings, With Some Brief Observations on Them. Compiled by Samuel Hopkins, D.D., Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Newport. Printed at Worcester, Massachusetts, By Leonard Worcester, 1796, original binding, Leonard Worcester printer's device found on p. 3, 193 pp, 6.75 x 4", 12mo. In fair condition. Original leather boards are scuffed at edges & worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine rubbed, but intact. Hinges show wear, but are not split. Leather chipped on rear cover with exposed board. General scuffing to boards and spine. No title label on spine. Inscription ink stamp found on front end-page: S.M. To S.C. Kendall. 88 Hanover St., Worcester, Mass. Front & rear gutters beginning to split - exposed cording. Water or tea dampness stain found on front paste-down. Fore-edges exhibit tearing from front end-page to page 10 - text unimpeded. Foxing and toning exhibited throughout text-block. No known marginalia. Original binding intact. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Susanna Anthony (1726-1791) was an American diarist born in Newport, Rhode Island as the youngest daughter of a goldsmith. She was raised Quaker, but converted to a Congregationalist in the midst of the First Great Awakening in 1741. Anthony never married and lived an uneventful life but her diary chronicles a complicated spiritual existence. She penned more than a thousand pages of diary entries that were excerpted by pastor Samuel Hopkins (1721-1803) for this work. She kept a daily account of her life until 1769. The most notable highlight excerpted by Hopkins was the account of her 1741 conversion written years later at the age of 28. New England experienced a "great and general Awakening" between 1740 and 1743, characterized by a greater interest in religious experience, widespread emotional preaching, and intense emotional reactions accompanying conversion, including fainting and weeping. There was a greater emphasis on prayer and devotional reading, and the Puritan ideal of converted church membership was revived. It is estimated that between 20,000 and 50,000 new members were admitted to the New England's Congregational churches even as expectations for members increased. Rev Leonard Worcester was born 1 Jan 1767 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA and died 28 May 1846 (aged 79) in Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA. He is buried at Peacham Village Cemetery, Peacham, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA.He served an apprenticeship in the printing office of Isaiah Thomas, Esq., Worcester, Mass., after which he was for several years editor, printer and publisher of the "Massachusetts Spy" . He was chosen a deacon of the First Church, Worcester, in 1795, licensed to preach Mar. 12, 1799, ordained pastor of the Cong. Church, Peacham, Vt., Oct. 30, 1799, discharged the duties of his office until 1837, when he left Peacham on account of ill health and resided with his sons in Littleton, N.H., and St. Johnsbury, Vt., until his decease at the latter place. His remains were removed to Peacham for interment. Four of his sons entered the ministry, the ordination of each being preached by their father. He received the degree A.M. from Middlebury, 1804, and from Dartmouth in 1827. He printed numerous sermons and controversial pamphlets. Rare in original binding - this is the only known copy being sold at time of listing. RAREA1796DMOX 02/24 - HK1219