Hartford, August 4, 1778. An address to Miss Phillis Wheatly, Ethiopian poetess, in Boston, who came from Africa at eight years of age, and soon became acquainted with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
| Author/creator | Hammon, Jupiter |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Hartford] : [Printed by Watson and Goodwin?], [1778] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43470. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse of twenty-one numbered stanzas; first line: O come you pious youth! adore. |
| General note | At foot: Composed by Jupiter Hammon, a Negro man belonging to Mr. Joseph Lloyd, of Queen's Village, on Long-Island, now in Hartford. The above lines are published by the author, and a number of his friends, who desire to join with him in their best regards to Miss Wheatly. |
| General note | The firm of Watson and Goodwin printed other poems by Hammon while the Lloyd family was at Hartford. |
| General note | Text in two columns. |
| References | Bristol B4698 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 43470 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 192 |
| 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. 43470). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1778. |
| Other title | Address to Miss Phillis Wheatly ... |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |