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An oration, delivered March fifth, 1773, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; to commemorate the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770.

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Summary:
by Dr. Benjamin Church ; [Seven lines from Virgil]. 4th edition. Half-title: Oration, delivered March 5th, 1773. On verso of title-page, "At a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston, duly assembled at Faneuil-hall..., on Friday the fifth of March, anno domini 1773... Attest. William Cooper, town clerk..." Title within mourning border; with head piece. Includes bibliographical references.
Title: An oration, delivered March fifth, 1773, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; to commemorate the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770.
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Name(s): Church, Benjamin 1734-1778
Greenleaf, Joseph 1720-1810
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1773
Publisher: Printed by J. Greenleaf
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 20 pages ; 23 cm
Language(s): English
Summary: by Dr. Benjamin Church ; [Seven lines from Virgil]. 4th edition. Half-title: Oration, delivered March 5th, 1773. On verso of title-page, "At a meeting of the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston, duly assembled at Faneuil-hall..., on Friday the fifth of March, anno domini 1773... Attest. William Cooper, town clerk..." Title within mourning border; with head piece. Includes bibliographical references.
Identifier: fauwsb2f14 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B2F14
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): American Revolution (1775-1783)
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Boston Massacre (1770)
Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Anniversaries, etc -- Early works to 1800
Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Sermons, American -- 18th century
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775 -- Early works to 1800
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb2f14
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Host Institution: FAU

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