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An oration, in honour to the memory of General George Washington : who died December 14, 1799, in the 68th year of his age : .

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Abstract/Description:
delivered before the inhabitants of the town of Weymouth, at the request of their selectmen, on the 22d day of February, 1800 by Cotton Tufts, M.D.M.M.S. & A.A.S. Half title: Doctor Tufts's oration. Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ C² (C2 verso blank). Title in decorative line border. Engraved tail-piece. FAU Libraries' copy inscribed on half title: "RT Paine", possibly referring to Robert Treat Paine (1773-1811). In original (?) blue wrappers, side stiched with brown cord.
Title: An oration, in honour to the memory of General George Washington : who died December 14, 1799, in the 68th year of his age : .
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Name(s): Tufts, Cotton 1732-1815
Hall, Samuel 1740-1807
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1800
Publisher:  Printed by Samuel Hall, no. 53, Cornhill, Boston
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 19, [1] pages ; 22 cm (8vo)
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: delivered before the inhabitants of the town of Weymouth, at the request of their selectmen, on the 22d day of February, 1800 by Cotton Tufts, M.D.M.M.S. & A.A.S. Half title: Doctor Tufts's oration. Signatures: [A]⁴ B⁴ C² (C2 verso blank). Title in decorative line border. Engraved tail-piece. FAU Libraries' copy inscribed on half title: "RT Paine", possibly referring to Robert Treat Paine (1773-1811). In original (?) blue wrappers, side stiched with brown cord.
Identifier: fauwsb8f15 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B8F15
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): Eulogies -- Massachusetts -- Weymouth -- Early works to 1800
Funeral addresses -- 1800
Funeral orations -- 18th century -- Early works to 1800
Nobility of character -- Early works to 1800
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 18th century
Washington, George -- 1732-1799
Washington, George -- 1732-1799 -- Death and burial
Washington, George -- 1732-1799 -- Military leadership
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb8f15
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU

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