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elegy [...] the memory of Mason and Alpheus, sons of Mr. Elisha Hale, of Douglas
who were drowned, July 3, 1790, one in the 22d, the other in the 17th year of his age
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 14+ x 20 cm.
Verse; first line: What solemn news is this we hear.
Erroneously attributed to the Revised Samuel Webster (1718-1796) by Bristol and Shipton & Mooney, who date this [1790]. Although the drownings occurred in 1790, typographical evidence suggests that the broadside was printed well after that date. Perhaps printed at nearby Worcester, Mass.
The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, is a mutilated fragment, lacking lower half of sheet. Text in two columns; printed area measures 13.3+ x 15.5 cm.
The words "By Samuel Webster, Sutto[n ...]" are printed at right angles to the text, between the two columns.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
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. 46100).