Verses, composed on the death of eight young men ... of Newbury, who perished on Plumb-Island beach, April 28th, 1790

Verses, composed on the death of eight young men ... of Newbury, who perished on Plumb-Island beach, April 28th, 1790.

Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	[Newburyport, Mass.?] : [Printed by John Mycall?], [1790]
Description	1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cuts) ; 43 x 26 cm.
Subject(s)	Drowning--Massachusetts --Plum Island --Poetry. Drowning--Poetry. Death--Poetry. Marine accidents--Massachusetts --Plum Island.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 46084 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 46084. ^A478749
General note	Verse of nineteen stanzas; first line: Who can describe that dismal hour.
General note	Followed by nine additional stanzas of verse addressed "To a parent whose case is singular" (for having lost two sons in the storm described).
General note	Possibly printed at Newburyport by John Mycall, that town's only printer in 1790.
General note	Text in two columns; printed area, including ornamental border, measures 39.4 x 21.3 cm.
General note	Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides.
References	Bristol B7599
References	Shipton & Mooney 46084
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 46084).
Genre/form	Broadsides.
Genre/form	Poems 1790.
Other title	Who can describe that dismal hour.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	NC Microfiche	MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 46084	✔ Available