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  A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston. With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice.
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

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  Rich, Elisha, 1740-1804?
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  Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shout Americans with joy. Author from last line: Thy friend E.R. [i.e., Elisha Rich] hath his request. Relief cut at head (Reilly 1134) was also used to illustrate Rich's ...
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  New Year verses, addressed to those gentlemen who have been pleased to favour Francis Wrigley, news carrier, with their custom. January 1, 1783.
  Date of publication:
  1782
  

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  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
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  Attributed to Philip Freneau in BAL. Presumably printed late in 1782 by Hall and Sellers, printers of the Pennsylvania gazette, for distribution on New Year's day.
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  New-Year verses, for those who carry the Pennsylvania gazette to the customers. January 1, 1784.
  Date of publication:
  1783
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
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  Attributed to Philip Freneau in BAL. Presumably printed late in 1783 by Hall and Sellers, printers of the Pennsylvania gazette, for distribution on New Year's day.
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  The author wishing it may be improved and enlarged, by some abler pen, now casts in her mite, to the memory of that worthy person, whose loss we severely feel. Hannah Wheaton.
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Wheaton, Hannah.
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  Twelve stanzas of verse on the death of George Washington; first line: My Father! Cries the United States. Imprint supplied by Evans.
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  May 28th. 1706. To my worthy friend, Mr. James Bayley, living (if living) in Roxbury. A poem.
  Date of publication:
  1707
  

  Author(s):

  Noyes, Nicholas, 1647-1717.
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  Verse of 132 lines, concerning Bayley's last illness, which resulted in his death on January 18, 1707. First line: My old companion! and my friend! Signed: Nicholas Noyes. The New-York Historical Society copy has a ms. ...
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  The life and confession of Johnson Green, who is to be executed this day, August 17th, 1786, for the atrocious crime of burglary; together with his last and dying words.
  Date of publication:
  1786
  

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  Green, Johnson, 1757-1786. and Prisoner in Worcester gaol.
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  Signed: Johnson Green. his mark. Worcester gaol, August 16, 1786. Text in five columns; printed area measures 51.6 x 41.7 cm. Fifth column contains: The following poem was written at the request of Johnson Green, by a ...
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  The awful malignant fever at Newburyport, in the year 1796. An elegiac epistle to the mourners, on the death of forty persons ... Together with a short account of that alarming disorder--- / By Jonathan Plummer, Jun.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Plummer, Jonathan, 1761-1819.
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  Elegiac epistle, first line: Daughters of Eve and sons of men. Includes also List of those who died, and four additional stanzas of verse entitled, Invitation to the inhabitants of Newburyport who have fled to the country, ...
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  New Year's verses addressed to the customers of the Freeman's journal, by the lad who carries it. January 8th, 1783.
  Date of publication:
  1783
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
  Description:
  Attributed to Philip Freneau in BAL. Presumbably printed by Francis Bailey, printer of the Freeman's journal.
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  The carrier of the American Mercury wishes his customers a happy New-Year, and presents the following.
  Date of publication:
  1784
  

  Author(s):

  Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812.
  Description:
  Attributed to Joel Barlow. Cf. Zunder, T.A. The early days of Joel Barlow, a Connecticut wit, 1934, p. 176-177, 285. Not dated, but the line, "And bring ... the first happy New-Year ..." suggests that this was the first ...
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  The News-carrier's address to his customers. Hartford, January 1, 1783.
  Date of publication:
  1782
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
  Description:
  Attributed to John Trumbull in BAL. Presumably printed late in 1781 by Barzillai Hudson and George Goodwin, printers of Hartford's only newspaper at this time, the Connecticut courant, for distribution on or about New ...
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