Devastation by the "King of Terrours," in the family of Mr. Jeremiah Sandborn, &c. of Sandbornton, in the year 1798, &c /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cate, James, 1728-1813
Format: eBook
Language:English
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 35286.
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Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:Poem in 43 numbered stanzas; first line: As I lay slumbering on my bed. Signed: To Mr. Jeremiah Sandborn. From your affectionate friend, James Cate. February 12, 1799.
"The number of deaths in Sandbornton, in the year 1798, (within 12 months) is 35--twenty-five adults, & ten children; 19 of this number were women--six of whom left infants. Among the many inflicted families, I shall mention one in particular, viz. Mr. Jeremiah Sandborn's;--he buried his wife, his sister (the widow Anna Coley) and his daughter, all of whom died of a fever. ..."
Text in four columns, preceded by three woodcut coffins.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations ; 55 x 46 cm.
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- New Hampshire -- Exeter.