Obituary Notices of the Rev. John Chester, D. D., Late Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany
Obituary Notices of the Rev. John Chester, D. D., Late Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany
Obituary Notices of the Rev. John Chester, D. D., Late Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany

Obituary Notices of the Rev. John Chester, D. D., Late Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church, Albany

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Chester, John. Obituary Notices of the Rev. John Chester, D. D., Late Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in the City of Albany; Published by Order of the Trustees. Albany: Printed by Packard and Van Benthuysen, 1829. [7470]

Maroon cloth binding (NY Public Library), 5 x 8 1/2 inches, stipple engraving of Rev. Chester by Rawdon, Clark & Co., from a portrait by E. Ames in 1819. Offsetting from portrait to tp. NY Library perforated stamp to tp and next leaf, "Duplicate" discard ink stamps to front end papers and a few other pages. 84 clean pp., tight. The original 1829 pamphlet (sans wrappers) bound into a maroon cloth binding by the New York Public Library. Good. Hardcover.

Includes a letter by the Rev. Chester; an anonymous Address; Sketch of the Character of Doctor Chester, from the Albany Argus of January 17, 1829; Tributes of Respect from the Trustees of the Albany Female Academy, of which Dr. Chester was President; the Obituary from the Albany Daily Advertiser; Extracts from Rev. Dr. Nott's sermon preached in Dr. Chester's church the second week after his death; Extracts from a Funeral Sermon, by Mark Tucker; a Letter from the Trustees of the Second Presbyterian Congregation, Albany, to Mrs. Chester; Correspondence between Robert Ralson, Esq. and Joseph Alexander; a Poem to the Memory of the Late Reverend John Chester, D. D., from the Albany Times and Literary Writer.