Mount Vernon, a poem : being the seat of His Excellency George Washington, in the state of Virginia : lieutenant-general and commander in chief of the land forces of the United States of America : this rural, romantic and descriptive poem of the seat of so great a character, it is hoped may please : with a copper-plate likeness of the general : it was taken from an actual view on the spot by the author, 15th May, 1799 : also a cursory view of Georgetown, city of Washington, and the Capitol / by John Searson.
| Author/creator | Searson, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for the author by Folwell, [1799] |
| Description | 83, 4 p. : port. ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| General note | Verses on Mount Vernon: p. [9]-29. The remainder of the volume through p. 83 consists of miscellaneous verses and prose sketches. |
| General note | "Elegiac verses, on the decease of His Late Excellency, the illustrious and ever-memorable, great and good General George Washington, of immortal memory": 4 p., at end. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 78658. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG99-B1273 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |