A discourse, before the Humane Society in Boston: delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787 ... / [John Lathrop].

  • John Lathrop
Date:
1787
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Credit: A discourse, before the Humane Society in Boston: delivered on the second Tuesday of June, 1787 ... / [John Lathrop]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ Pig a AY PROPOSAL for a fociety, for the of ignorance and fuperftition, would no doubt have been treated as impious and abfurd : But the fuccefs which has at- tended the exertions of focieties formed for the recovery of perfons vifibly dead, particularly fuch as were drowned, has far exceeded expectation. xc ts ie the facets mihi has atiended Humane Societies i in Europe, number of Ge atlemen ately formed. themfelves | into a ‘Society of the fame name, and for the fame benevolent pur- pofe in this. Commonwealth. | Fo, hid the Seitat defign of es ies ; ftitution, this Society have a ftanding Ota der, “ That fome perfon be appointed — ** upon fome Medical Subjed, connect ‘‘ ed with the principal objects oF the 6 Society.” Th 1 fe ny