A discourse delivered in the church in Brattle Street, in Boston, Tuesday, June 11th, 1799, before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts / by Isaac Hurd, A.M. ; Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society.

  • Hurd, Isaac, 1756-1844.
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1799
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Credit: A discourse delivered in the church in Brattle Street, in Boston, Tuesday, June 11th, 1799, before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts / by Isaac Hurd, A.M. ; Fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AT a Semiannual Meeting of the HUMANE SOCIETY, in BOSTON, June nth, 1799. VOTED, That the Honorable James Sullivan ancj Robert Treat Paine, Efq'rs. Rev. John McKean, Doctor Josiah Bartlett, and Doctor William Spooner, be a Committee to wait upon Doctor Isaac Hurd, and to re- turn him the thanks of this Society, for his elegant and ingenious Difcourfe delivered this day, and rcqueft of him a Copy for the Prefs. An Ext raft from the Minutes, of the faid Society>, JOHN AVERY, Recording Secretary. Concord, June i$th, 1799. Gentlemen, Senfible that my abilities were inadequate to the tafk affigned me by the Trujtces: yet impreffed with a fenfe of the polite- nefs in their appointment\ I accepted ; excited by the like im- preffions, I, agreeable to your requeft, though with diffidence, fubmit the publication of my imperfec? production : not doubt- ing but the Candor of the Public will cover it from Criticifm. I am, Gentlemen, with much efleem, your moji obedient, humble fervant, ISAAC HURD. Hon. James Sullivan, Efq; Chairman of the Committee.