A speech, delivered at the grave of the Revd. Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F.R.S. Ac. Imp. Petrop. R. Paris. Holm. Taurin. Aurel. Med. Paris. Harlem. Cantab. Americ. et Philad. Socius : Who died here on Monday, February VI. MDCCCIV. And was interred on Thursday following, February IX. In an inclosure called the Friends Burial Ground. : [Eleven lines of Latin quotations].
| Author/creator | Christie, William |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Northumberland in Pennsylvania : Printed by Andrew Kennedy, and sold by him, and John Binns here, and by J. Johnson no. 72, St. Paul's Church Yard London, MDCCCIV. [1804] |
| Description | 28 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 6014. ^A575643 |
| General note | "To the public. The following is a faithful transcript of what was spoken over the grave of the late Reverend Doctor Priestley, on Thursday, noon, the 9th day of February last, except the notes and appendix, which have been since added. ... I was prevented by motives of peculiar delicacy ... from publishing this speech at the time ... These motives having now lost their force ... I hasten with singular pleasure to the press to pay this last tribute to the memory of a truly great man ..."--p. [3-4]. Signed: William Christie. Northumberland, 16th. November, 1804. |
| General note | "The prayer."--p. [18]-21. |
| General note | "Appendix."--p. [23]-28. |
| General note | "Published by William Christie," p. [29-30], is a bibliography of the author's published writings. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 6014 |
| 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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 6014). |
| Genre/form | Funeral addresses 1804. |
| Genre/form | Prayers. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |