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Title
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An oration delivered March 5, 1774 : 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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Creator
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Hancock, John 1737-1793, Adams, Samuel 1722-1803
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Abstract/Description
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By the Honorable John Hancock, Esquire. ; [Five lines in Latin from Virgil].nSignatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ (C4 verso blank). Authorship of the oration has been attributed to Samuel Adams, to Benjamin Church and Joseph Warren, and to Samuel Cooper. See T.R. Adams, who notes "In all probability a number of Boston radicals had a hand in the work." On page [3]: "At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston, duly assembled at Faneuil-hall... on Saturday the fifth of March,...
Show moreBy the Honorable John Hancock, Esquire. ; [Five lines in Latin from Virgil].nSignatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ (C4 verso blank). Authorship of the oration has been attributed to Samuel Adams, to Benjamin Church and Joseph Warren, and to Samuel Cooper. See T.R. Adams, who notes "In all probability a number of Boston radicals had a hand in the work." On page [3]: "At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston, duly assembled at Faneuil-hall... on Saturday the fifth of March, Anno. Dom.1774... William Cooper, town clerk."Libraries own 4 copies the other 3 were printed : 1 in New Port
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb3f6
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Subject Headings
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American Revolution (1775-1783), Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Anniversaries, etc -- Early works to 1800, Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Early works to 1800, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 18th century, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
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Format
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E-book
