A sermon preached before His Excellency Sir Francis Bernard, baronet, governor: His Honor Thomas Hutchinson, esq; lieutenant-governor, the honorable His Majesty's Council, and the honorable House of representatives, of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, May 31st. 1769. Being the anniversary of the election of His Majesty's Council for said province. By Jason Haven, A. M., pastor of the First church in Dedham.

After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.