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Weeping and mourning at the death of eminent persons a national duty : A sermon, delivered at Northborough February 22d, 1800. Observed as a day of national mourning, on account of the death of General George Washington. / By Peter Whitney, A.M. Minister of the Gospel in Northborough. ; Published at the general desire of the hearers.

Author/creator Whitney, Peter, 1744-1816
Other author/creatorWood, Abraham, 1752-1804.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPrinted at Brookfield, Massachusetts : By E. Merriam & Co., April, 1800.
Description28 pages ; 22 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39095. ^A478749
General noteHalf-title: Mr. Whitney's sermon occasioned by the death of General George Washington.
General note"An elegy on the death of General Washington. Set to music by Capt. Abraham Wood, of Northborough, which being printed, was sung on the 22d of February, 1800, at Northborough, and many other places."--p. [27]-28.
References Evans 39095
References Stillwell, M.B. Washington eulogies, 431
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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. 39095).
Genre/formFuneral sermons 1800.
Genre/formElegies.

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