A sonata : sung by a number of young girls, dressed in white and decked with wreaths and chaplets of flowers, holding baskets of flowers in their hands, as General Washington passed under the triumphal arch raised on the bridge at Trenton, April 21, 1789.

Author/creator Howell, Richard
Other author Reinagle, Alexander, 1756-1809.
Other author Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[Trenton, N.J.] : [Printed by Isaac Collins], [1789]
Description4 unnumbered pages ; (folio)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 22094. ^A478749
General noteWritten by Richard Howell and sung to the tune of Handel's "See the conquering hero comes." Later set to music and published by Alexander Reinagle, to whom the words are sometimes mistakenly attributed. See: Stryker, William S. Washington's reception by the people of New Jersey in 1789 (Trenton, 1882).
General noteFirst line: Welcome, mighty chief! once more.
General noteFollowed by a message from George Washington, addressed to the ladies, expressing his grateful acknowledgement.
General noteAscribed to the press of Isaac Collins by Evans.
References Evans 22094
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. 22094).
Genre/formNational songs.

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