Verses made on the sudden death of six young women and one boy, who were drowned, July 13, 1782.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Newport, R.I.?] : [Printed by Henry Barber?], [1782?] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cuts) ; 37 x 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 19443. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse in twenty-four stanzas; first line: Hark! Hark! and hear the solemn news of late. |
| General note | Another edition (Bristol B5616 / Alden 939), with imprint "Newport: Printed by Henry Barber" is textually identical and typographically similar. Alden suggests that both editions may have been printed later than 1782. |
| General note | Row of seven coffins with proper names in type at head; text in two columns separated by thick rule and surrounded by mourning border; printed area measures 33.7 x 21.3 cm. |
| References | Evans 19443 |
| References | Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 938 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 19443). |
| Genre/form | Poems 1782. |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |