| Uniform title | American taxation. |
| Series |
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43230. ^A478749
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| General note | Song, in thirty-five stanzas, concerning the taxes imposed by Great Britain on the American colonies and the subsequent revolution; first line: While I relate my story, Americans give ear. |
| General note | Variously attributed to Peter St. John of Norwalk, Conn., and Samuel St. John of New Canaan, Conn. |
| General note | Based on textual references to the battle at Brandywine and Burgoyne's defeat, the poem was probably written in 1777. Use of the long "s" suggests imprint date before 1810. |
| General note | Printed in two columns. |
| References |
Bristol B4442 |
| References |
Shipton & Mooney 43230 |
| References |
Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 506B |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43230). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | National songs. |
