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%T A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington Esquire, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America. From an inhabitant of the state of Maryland. To which is annexed, a short sketch of General Washington's life and character. [Eight lines of quotations]

%A Wharton, Charles Henry

%A Haswell, Anthony

%A Babcock, Elisha

%A Bell, John

%I London, printed: Springfield (State of Massachusetts) re-printed by Babcock & Haswell

%K Washington, George 1732-1799

%K Washington, George 1732-1799 Poetry

%D M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]

%X Attributed to Charles Henry Wharton in the Dictionary of American biography. The "short sketch," attributed to John Bell of Maryland in the DAB article on Wharton, is the first attempt at a life of Washington

%X English Short Title Catalog, W27720

%X Evans, 17801

%X First edition (Evans 16677) published at Annapolis in 1779. The London edition was published the following year to raise money for the support of American prisoners of war in England. Cf. the "Advertisement to the London edition," p. [iii]-iv

%X Parsons, W. Catholic Americana, 43

%X Reproduction of original from Library of Congress

%X Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 421

%C London, printed: Springfield (State of Massachusetts) re-printed by Babcock & Haswell

%C [Springfield, Mass.]

%U http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2