1763 Quarto First Edition Pamphlet Sermon Preached In Trinity Church At The Funeral Of Thomas Greene ESQ By William Hooper-Owned By Reverend Mr. James Greaton The First Settled Minister At St. Johns

Importance: Reverend William Hooper, was a Congregational minister, educated at Edinburgh University who immigrated to America in 1734 from Ednam, Scotland to Boston, Massachusetts. He was Rector of the West Congregational Church on Cambridge Street in Boston from 1737 to 1740. He left that church and became an Episcopalian. He then returned to London, England and was ordained by the Church of England. He returned to Boston in 1747 and became the second Rector of Trinity Church where he served until his death in 1764. His son, William Hooper (June 17, 1742-October 14, 1790) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, and politician. As a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina, Hooper signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence. Sources: *Hooper, William. “The Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence”. *Wikipedia. Binding: Disbound Quarto Pamphlet. All edges sprinkled blue. Provenance: Recto of the title