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The monster of monsters: a true and faithful narrative of a most remarkable phaenomenon lately seen in this metropolis; to the great surprize and terror of His Majesty's good subjects: humbly dedicated to all the virtuosi of New-England. / By Thomas Thumb, Esq. ; [One line in Latin ; five lines from Milton].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thumb, Thomas, author.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 7332.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alcoholic beverage industry--Taxation--Massachusetts--Anecdotes.
- Alcoholic beverage industry.
- Alcoholic beverage industry--Taxation.
- Massachusetts--Politics and government--To 1775.
- Massachusetts.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Satires.
- Anecdotes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (24 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Boston] : Printed [by Zechariah Fowle], in July 1754.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- A satire arising from a bill debated in the Massachusetts General Court for laying an excise on wine and spirituous liquors retailed and consumed within the province. It was ordered by the General Court to be burnt by the common hangman.
- "Samuel Waterhouse is supposed to be the author, as it is known he made use of the same pseudonym in 1760. It has also been attributed to Benjamin Church (1734-1778). In the copy in the possession of the Boston Athenaeum is written in contemporary handwriting: The supposed authors Benj. Brandon & Rev.d Dr. [Jonathan] Mayhew."--Evans. The attribution to Church is rejected in Sibley's Harvard graduates.
- Printed by Zechariah Fowle. Fowle's brother Daniel was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the publication of the work. Cf. Thomas, Isaiah. The history of printing in America, 1970, pages 126-132.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 7332).
- Cited in:
- Evans 7332
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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