Sermon – Thanksgiving – 1783 Massachusetts
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Preached by Joseph Willard – 12/11/1783 Joseph Willard (1738-1804) graduated from Harvard College in 1765 and served as a tutor at the College until 1772. He was ordained in November of 1772 at First Congregational Church in Beverly, Mass. In 1780, he was one of the founding members of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He