A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston. : With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Elisha, 1740-1804?

Contributor:

Coverly, Nathaniel, 1744?-1816, printer.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Poetry.

Boston (Mass.).

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Poetry.

United States.

History.

Genre:

Poetry.

Single sheet verse.

Broadsides.

Poems -- 1776.

Physical Description:

1 sheet : illustrations (relief cut) ; 39 x 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Chelmsford [Mass.] : Printed and sold at N. Coverly's printing-office where may be had, verses by the groze or dozen, M,DCCLXXVI [1776]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shout Americans with joy.

Author from last line: Thy friend E.R. [i.e., Elisha Rich] hath his request.

Relief cut at head (Reilly 1134) was also used to illustrate Rich's Poetical remarks upon the fight at the Boston light-house .., Chelmsford, Mass., N. Coverly, 1775.

Text in three columns; printed area measures 38.0 x 21.9 cm.

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 Boston Public Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 15061

Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2037

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 326

English Short Title Catalog, W33686.

Access Restriction:

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