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Father Abbey's will : To which is now added, A letter of courtship to his virtuous and amiable widow.

Author/creator Seccombe, John, 1708-1792
Included WorkHubbard, John, 1703-1773. Letter of courtship.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Salem, Mass.] : Sold at the printing-office in Salem, [between 1790 and 1799?]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 36 x 23 cm
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49773. ^A478749
General noteTwo poems.
General note"Father Abbey's will," dated Cambridge, December, 1731, is generally attributed to John Seccombe. First lines: To my dear wife, My joy and life.
General note"A letter of courtship," dated Newhaven, January 2, 1731 [i.e., 1732, new style], is attributed to John Hubbard of New Haven by Wegelin and others. First lines: Mistress Abbey, To you I fly.
General noteText in three columns; printed area, including ornamental borders at head and foot, measures 31.3 x 18.8 cm.
General noteNot in Evans or Bristol.
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 612
References Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 350
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. 49773).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Genre/formPoems 1790.

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