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A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, Esq : 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].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wharton, Charles Henry, 1748-1833.
- Bell, John, author.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Washington, George.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Poetry.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits.
- Genre:
- Poems -- 1781.
- Portraits.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- iv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 6-24 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 portrait ; 4⁰
- Place of Publication:
- [Providence] : London, printed: Providence (Rhode Island) re-printed and sold by Bennett Wheeler, at his office on the west side of the Great Bridge, M,DCC,LXXXI. [1781]
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Attributed to 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.
- First edition (Evans 16677) published at Annapolis in 1779. The London edition was published the following year to raise money for the support of American prisoners of war in England. Cf. the "Advertisement to the London edition," p. [iii]-iv.
- Frontispiece portrait of Washington engraved by Richard Brunton.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 17436
- Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 421
- Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 899
- Parsons, W. Catholic Americana, 40
- English Short Title Catalog, W8697.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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