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- An oration delivered at Watertown, March 5, 1776 : To commemorate the bloody massacre at Boston.
- Creator
- Thacher, Peter 1752-1802, Edes, Benjamin 1732-1803
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Half-title: Oration delivered March fifth, 1776. Notes: "This oration against standing armies was delivered at Watertown during the siege of Boston, and is said to be the rarest of all the separate issues of the Boston massacre orations. Its popularity was so great that it was frequently reprinted."--Church catalogue, vol. 5, page 2258. On page [4]: "At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston, legally assembled at Watertown, March 5th, 1776... Attest. William...
Show moreHalf-title: Oration delivered March fifth, 1776. Notes: "This oration against standing armies was delivered at Watertown during the siege of Boston, and is said to be the rarest of all the separate issues of the Boston massacre orations. Its popularity was so great that it was frequently reprinted."--Church catalogue, vol. 5, page 2258. On page [4]: "At a meeting of the Freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Boston, legally assembled at Watertown, March 5th, 1776... Attest. William Cooper, town-clerk." Signatures: [A]² B-D² (D2 blank). Title within mourning border (double rule). FAU Libraries' own two copies. First copy edges trimmed to 20 cm., side stiched with brown cord. Second copy imperfect: half-title page, title page, and verso wanting. Title page and verso supplied in photostat facsimile. Page [5], has inscription in ink: Peter Thacher 1776. Bound in marbled paper on cardboard covers; inside of front cover has label: The property of Samuel Doggett.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb4f21
- Subject Headings
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Anniversaries, etc -- Early works to 1800, Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Early works to 1800, Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- 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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- E-book
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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.
- Creator
- Hancock, John 1737-1793, Adams, Samuel 1722-1803
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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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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb3f6
- Subject Headings
- 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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- E-book
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- Some strictures upon the sacred story recorded in the Book of Esther :: shewing the power and oppression of state ministers tending to the ruin and destruction of God's people, and the remarkable inte.
- Creator
- Noble, Oliver 1734-1792, E. Lunt and H.W. Tinges (Firm)
- Abstract/Description
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Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴. Errata on last unnumbered page. Includes bibliographical references. FAU Libraries' copy untrimmed; side stiched with brown cord.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb4f11
- Subject Headings
- Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Anniversaries, etc -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Early works to 1800, Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Bible -- Esther, VIII, 11 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Sermons, American -- 18th century, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
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- E-book
- 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.
- Creator
- Church, Benjamin 1734-1778, Greenleaf, Joseph 1720-1810
- Abstract/Description
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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.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb2f14
- Subject Headings
- 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
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- E-book
- Title
- The right method of addressing the Divine Majesty in prayer : so as to support and strengthen our faith in dark and troublesome times.
- Creator
- Appleton, Nathaniel 1693-1784, Massachusetts General Court House of Representatives
- Abstract/Description
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Set forth in two discourses on April 5, 1770 : being the day of general fasting and prayer through the province: and in the time of the session of the General Court at Cambridge by Nathaniel Appleton, M.A. Pastor of the First Church in Cambridge ; [four lines of Scripture texts]. Half-title: Mr. Appleton's discourses on the general fast, April 5, 1770. Cover title: Mr. Appleton's discourses on the general fast, April 5, 1770. Engraved head-piece, initial frame. Includes bibliographical...
Show moreSet forth in two discourses on April 5, 1770 : being the day of general fasting and prayer through the province: and in the time of the session of the General Court at Cambridge by Nathaniel Appleton, M.A. Pastor of the First Church in Cambridge ; [four lines of Scripture texts]. Half-title: Mr. Appleton's discourses on the general fast, April 5, 1770. Cover title: Mr. Appleton's discourses on the general fast, April 5, 1770. Engraved head-piece, initial frame. Includes bibliographical references.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb2f3
- Subject Headings
- Bible -- Psalms, LXXX, 1-3 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800, Boston Massacre, 1770 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, Sermons, American -- 18th century, Fast day sermons -- Early works to 1800, United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800, United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
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- E-book