Item #28334 An Oration on the Influence of Moral Causes on National Character, delivered before the [Phi] B K Society, on their Anniversary, 28 August, 1817. [Phi Beta Kappa]. William Crafts, Jr.

An Oration on the Influence of Moral Causes on National Character, delivered before the [Phi] B K Society, on their Anniversary, 28 August, 1817. [Phi Beta Kappa].

Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1817. 16 pp. 8vo. Stitched self wrappers. First edition. Scattered foxing, untrimmed edges a bit soiled and ragged else very good. Sabin 17343. Shaw & Shoemaker 40586. Item #28334

North American Review and Miscellaneous Journal. No. XVI. November, 1817. William Crafts, Jr. (1787-1826) was Harvard graduate, entered the bar in Charleston, SC, served in the South Carolina House and later the Senate until his death. He was a strong supporter of education, fighting vigorously against the attempt to suspend school appropriations during the war of 1812.

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