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  • Titel: 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]
  • Beteiligte: Wharton, Charles Henry [VerfasserIn]; Haswell, Anthony [printer.]; Babcock, Elisha [printer.]; Bell, John [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]; Bell, John [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
  • Erschienen: [Springfield, Mass.]: London, printed: Springfield (State of Massachusetts) re-printed by Babcock & Haswell, M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]
    Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009
  • Umfang: Online-Ressource (iv, [1], 6-18 p); 4°
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Schlagwörter: Washington, George 1732-1799 ; Washington, George 1732-1799 Poetry
  • Reproduktionsreihe: Eighteenth Century Collections Online
  • Art der Reproduktion: Online-Ausg.
  • Hersteller der Reproduktion: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009
  • Reproduktionsnotiz: Electronic reproduction; Available via the World Wide Web
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  • Anmerkungen: 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
    English Short Title Catalog, W27720
    Evans, 17801
    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
    Parsons, W. Catholic Americana, 43
    Reproduction of original from Library of Congress
    Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 421