A short and brief account of the shipwreck of Cap. Joshua Winslow : who was overset on Carolina coast ... on the 23d day of July, 1788.

Author/creator Clark, Jonas
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Boston?] : [publisher not identified], [1795?]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cuts) ; 27 x 45 cm
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 45242. ^A478749
General noteVerse in 116 lines printed in three columns on left half of sheet; first line: Twas on November the tenth day.
General noteAt end: These lines were describ'd and pend [sic] by Jonas Clark the captains [sic] friend, who was on board when the tempests blew, and one of the surviving crew. Bristol and NUC pre-56 attribute to Jonas Clark, 1730-1805, but there is no evidence to suggest that the Lexington, Mass., minister was ever at sea.
General noteOn right half of sheet, possibly intended to be separated, are Farewell hymn; on the death of Miss Polly Gould (first line: Give ear to me ye sons of men!) and On the death of Uriah Brown (first line: Assist my muse or help my skill).
General notePlace of publication suggested by Bristol. Dated [1795?] based on textual evidence of Uriah Brown's death in that year.
General noteRelief cut of eight coffins (the first marked J W) at head of first title; printed area measures 21.2 x 41.8 cm.
References Bristol B6684
References Shipton & Mooney 45242
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2522
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. 45242).
Genre/formElegies.
Genre/formPoems 1795.
Genre/formBroadsides.
Contains title Polly Goold : Farewell hymn on the death of Miss Polly Gould.
Contains title On the death of Uriah Brown.

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