Jonathan's courtship : A merry tale.
| Author/creator | Fessenden, Thomas Green |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1795 and 1810] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut) ; 35 x 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49771. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse of 112 lines; first line: A merry tale I will rehearse. |
| General note | "Jonathan's courtship" was written by Thomas Green Fessenden about 1795, and became well known as "Country lovers." Cf. Perrin, Porter Gale. The life and works of Thomas Green Fessenden, 1925, p. 33-35, 186-192. |
| General note | One of two editions; with upper case "m" in title and line of ornaments separating columns. |
| General note | Included in: Ford, W.C. Broadsides, ballads &c. printed in Massachusetts ... no. 3194. Use of the long "s" suggests imprint date before 1810. |
| General note | Relief cut at left of title; text in two columns; printed area measures 29.2 x 16.6 cm. |
| General note | Not in Evans or Bristol. |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 3194 |
| 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. 49771). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Ballads. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |