The lines on this sheet were composed by P. Russell : who has received eleven wounds under the American flag, who has endured seven captivities, and remained two full years in irons, on cold stone, in a dungeon, in the Moro Castle, (in the island of Cuba) without once beholding the light of the sun.
| Author/creator | Russell, P. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [United States] : [publisher not identified], [between 1810 and 1819?] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 59 x 46 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 51243. ^A575643 |
| Contents | Russell's adventures, containing a sketch of the author's own life (first line: I was born in New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County)--Filial affection (first line: In my youth I was blest by the smiles of a mother)--Russell's reflections, occasioned by a retrospective view of the scenes of his own life, while lying in irons in the Moro Castle (first line: In my youth I was nurs'd by the goddess of peace)--Love and misfortune (first line: I enter'd the mansion where dwelt my dear Charlotte)--Russell's adieu, or The lover's parting epistle (first line: Farewell, my dear Charlotte, adieu my dear true love)--The escape from Bassaterre [i.e., Basseterre]. Being an account of an action fought off Gaudaloupe, in 1805, where ninety-five Americans, and near three hundred Britons made their escape from the prison at that place. ... (first line: Come all ye bold seamen who plough the rough main). |
| General note | Six poems. |
| General note | Imprint dates suggested by typography. Another edition, held by the American Antiquarian Society and filmed by Readex Microprint as a second entry for Shaw & Shoemaker 51243, is dated 1814 in a contemporary hand. |
| General note | The sheet is divided into four quadrants, with one or two poems printed in two columns within ornamental borders in each quadrant; title printed across full width of sheet at head; printed area measures 55.8 x 41.1 cm. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 51243 |
| 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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 51243). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1810. |
| Genre/form | Begging poems. |
| Contains title | Russell's adventures. |
| Contains title | Filial affection. |
| Contains title | Russell's reflections. |
| Contains title | Love and misfortune. |
| Contains title | Russell's adieu. |
| Contains title | Escape from Basseterre. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |