British taxation of North-America.

Other author St. John, Peter, 1726-1811.
Other author St. John, Samuel.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[United States?] : [publisher not identified], [betweeh 1777 and 1810]
Description1 sheet (1 page)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
Subjects

Uniform titleAmerican taxation.
SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 43230. ^A478749
General noteSong, in thirty-five stanzas, concerning the taxes imposed by Great Britain on the American colonies and the subsequent revolution; first line: While I relate my story, Americans give ear.
General noteVariously attributed to Peter St. John of Norwalk, Conn., and Samuel St. John of New Canaan, Conn.
General noteBased on textual references to the battle at Brandywine and Burgoyne's defeat, the poem was probably written in 1777. Use of the long "s" suggests imprint date before 1810.
General notePrinted in two columns.
References Bristol B4442
References Shipton & Mooney 43230
References Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 506B
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43230).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formNational songs.

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