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Philadelphia, May 4. (Reprinted in New-York.) : Yesterday, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the effigies of Alexander Wedderburne, Esq; convicted of traducing the Americans, and insulting their agent, before His Majesty's Privy Council, for doing his dut

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Philadelphia, May 4. (Reprinted in New-York.) : Yesterday, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the effigies of Alexander Wedderburne, Esq; convicted of traducing the Americans, and insulting their agent, before His Majesty's Privy Council, for doing his dut

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Philadelphia, May 4. (Reprinted in New-York.) : Yesterday, about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the effigies of Alexander Wedderburne, Esq; convicted of traducing the Americans, and insulting their agent, before His Majesty's Privy Council, for doing his dut

Followed by two epitaphs, in verse, "To the memory of Alex. Wedderburne, Esq." and "To the memory of Thomas Hutchinson, Esq." Two initialed woodcut coffins are printed above the verses within the text. Date of publication supplied by Bristol. Text in two columns, separated by ornaments.

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The Particulars of the late melancholly and shocking tragedy, which happened at Salem, near Boston, on Thursday, the 17th day of June, 1773.

Followed by verse in five numbered stanzas: The Salem tragedy. Being a relation of the drowning of ten persons, who were taking their pleasure on the water, June 17, 1773. Printed in three columns with relief cut of a ship surmounted by a row of ten initialed coffins at head; within mourning border.

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The Speech of the statue, of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. : To the virtueous [sic] and patriotic citizens of New-York, verso, blank

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The Speech of the statue, of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. : To the virtueous [sic] and patriotic citizens of New-York, recto

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The Speech of the statue, of the Right Hon. William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. : To the virtueous [sic] and patriotic citizens of New-York.

Fanciful speech printed in conjunction with the erection of a statue of William Pitt in New York City in September of 1770. Imprint determined from relief cut of royal arms (Reilly 911). New-York Historical copy inscribed on verso: Pitts [...?] XI.

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The Death of General Wolfe, verso

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The Death of General Wolfe, recto

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The Death of General Wolfe.

In verse; first line: Cheer up your hearts young men let nothing fright you. Followed by second poem written by Thomas Paine and first published in 1775: Death of Gen. Wolfe; first line: In a sad mould'ring cave where the wretched retreat. Imprint from ESTC. Printed in two columns. Two cuts at head of sheet: the first showing three soldiers standing in encampment with tents and cannons; the second showing a horse and rider. According to Ford, the first cut dates after 1775 and was frequently used by various Massachusetts printers (cf. Ford 1160).

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Description of the Pope, 1769.

In verse; first line: Toasts on the front of the large lanthorn. On occasion of the Gunpowder Plot celebration in Boston. Contains an acrostic on John Mein, and verses on "Wilkes and Liberty, No. 45." Relief cut (Reilly 1003) at head of title. New-York Historical copy: closely trimmed.

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By His Excellency Francis Bernard, Esq; ... A proclamation for a general thanksgiving. : ... Thursday the twenty-seventh day of November ... Given at the Council-chamber in Boston, the sixth day of November, 1766 ...

Signed: By his excellency's command, Fra. Bernard. A. Oliver, secr. Printed area measures 37.6 x 20.5 cm.

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A poem on the bloody engagement that was fought on Bunker's Hill in Charlestown New-England, on the 17th of June, 1775. : Together with some remarks on the cruelty and barbarity of the British troops ... / By Elisha Rich, Minister of the Gospel.

Verse in twenty-six numbered stanzas; first line: Americans pray lend an ear. Text in two columns divided by type ornament rule and surrounded by border of printers' ornaments; relief cut of the battle (reproduced in Ford- W.C. Broadsides- no. 1922) and coffin labelled "Warren" at head of text. New-York Historical copy damaged along creases- with slight loss of text. References: Evans 14426; Ford- W.C. Broadsides- 1922; Wegelin- O. Amer. poetry- 322.