Father Abbey's will : To which is now added, A letter of courtship to his virtuous and amiable widow.
| Author/creator | Seccombe, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Salem, Mass.] : Sold at the printing-office in Salem, [between 1790 and 1799?] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 36 x 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49773. ^A478749 |
| General note | Two 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 note | Text in three columns; printed area, including ornamental borders at head and foot, measures 31.3 x 18.8 cm. |
| General note | Not in Evans or Bristol. |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 612 |
| References | Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 350 |
| 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. 49773). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1790. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |