author = { Wharton, Charles Henry Wheeler, Bennett AND Wheeler, Bennett AND Bell, John AND Bell, John AND Brunton, Richard AND Brunton, Richard },

title = { A poetical epistle to His Excellency George Washington, Esq 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] },

publisher = {London, printed: Providence (Rhode Island) re-printed and sold by Bennett Wheeler, at his office on the west side of the Great Bridge},

keywords = { Washington, George 1732-1799 , Washington, George 1732-1799 Poetry , Washington, George 1732-1799 Portraits },

year = {M,DCC,LXXXI. [1781]},

abstract = {Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 899},

abstract = {Attributed to 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},

abstract = {English Short Title Catalog, W8697},

abstract = {Evans, 17436},

abstract = {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},

abstract = {Frontispiece portrait of Washington engraved by Richard Brunton},

abstract = {Parsons, W. Catholic Americana, 40},

abstract = {Reproduction of original from Library of Congress},

abstract = {Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 421},

address = { [Providence] },

url = { http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2 }