An oration on the beauties of liberty, or The essential rights of the Americans. [electronic resource] : Delivered at the Second Baptist-Church in Boston, upon the last annual thanksgiving, Dec. 3d, 1772. Dedicated to the Right Honourable the Earl of Dartmouth. Published by the earnest request of many. By a British Bostonian.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, John, fl. 1741-1774.

Skillman, Isaac, 1740-1799., Author.

Contributor:

Skillman, Isaac, 1740-1799.

Dartmouth, William Legge, Earl of, 1731-1801, dedicatee.

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796, printer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberty.

Liberty of conscience.

Slavery--United States.

Slavery.

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

United States.

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

Genre:

Thanksgiving day addresses -- 1772 Dec. 3.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix,30-80p. )

Edition:

The fourth edition, carefully corrected by the author, in which are many additions, particularly those four pages which were left out of the last editions. With some strictures on the eternal right of mankind, liberty of conscience. And remarks on the rights and liberties of the Africans, inserted by particular desire.

Other Title:

Oration on the beauties of liberty, or The essential rights of the Americans

Essential rights of the Americans.

Place of Publication:

Boston: N.E. : Printed and sold by E. Russell, next the cornfield, Union-Street, near the market, M,DCC,LXXIII. [1773]

Notes:

Half-title: An oration on the beauties of liberty.

Attributed to Isaac Skillman by Evans. Attributed to John Allen in: Bumstead, John M. "New England's Tom Paine: John Allen and the spirit of liberty" William and Mary Quarterly 21 (1964): [561]-570.

Edition statement transposed; precedes "By a British Bostonian." on title page.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Cited in:

Evans, 13018

Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 91d

English Short Title Catalog, W21516.

OCLC:

511086190