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A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, [electronic resource] : Esquire, commander i...

A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, [electronic resource] : Esquire, commander i...

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A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, [electronic resource] : Esquire, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America. From an inhabitant of the state of Maryland. To which is annexed, a short sketch of General Washington's life and character. [Eight lines of quotations].

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A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, [electronic resource] : Esquire, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America. From an inhabitant of the state of Maryland. To which is annexed, a short sketch of General Washington's life and character. [Eight lines of quotations].

Publisher

[Springfield, Mass.] : London, printed: Springfield (State of Massachusetts) re-printed by Babcock & Haswell, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]

Date

M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]

Record Identifier

74VKPRGqxd8Z

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991019604389702626

Language

English

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Physical content

iv, [1], 6-18 p. ; 4°.

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Publisher

[Springfield, Mass.] : London, printed: Springfield (State of Massachusetts) re-printed by Babcock & Haswell, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]

Place of Publication

United States of America

Date Published

M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, [electronic resource] : Esquire, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America. From an inhabitant of the state of Maryland. To which is annexed, a short sketch of General Washington's life and character. [Eight lines of quotations].

Notes

General note

Attributed to Charles Henry Wharton in the Dictionary of American biography. The "short sketch," attributed to John Bell of Maryland in the DAB article on Wharton, is the first attempt at a life of Washington.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress....

Citation / References Note

ESTC W27720.

Evans, 17801.

Parsons, W. Catholic Americana, 43.

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 421.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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991019604389702626