Singerman ID#0592

A Layman’s Apology, for the Appointment of Clerical Chaplains by the Legislature of the State of New-York, in a Series of Letters addressed to Thomas Herttell, Member of Assembly, for the City of New-York, 1833. Originally Published in the Washington County Post, Salem, under the Signa-ture of Sherlock. To which are added Notes and Illustrations, by the Author.

Singerman Entry

Singerman ID#0592

[Southwick, Solomon]. A Layman’s Apology, for the Appointment of Clerical Chaplains by the Legislature of the State of New-York, in a Series of Letters addressed to Thomas Herttell, Member of Assembly, for the City of New-York, 1833. Originally Published in the Washington County Post, Salem, under the Signa-ture of Sherlock. To which are added Notes and Illustrations, by the Author. Albany: Printed by Hoffman & White, 1834 [c1833]. [10], 314 p.

Notes

Ten unnumbered pages of “Recommendations” precede the title page. On pp. 274-85, Mordecai Myers is criticized as an Israelite and also for his opposition to any further appointment of legislative chaplains. Running title: Sherlock's Letters. Rinderknecht 26884.