The following lines were occasioned by the death of Richard Brown, Samuel Brown, John King & Peter Brown : who belonged to Oyster-Ponds on Long-Island, and were all drowned by the over-setting of their boat, as they were attempting a passage from East-Hampton, to the Oyster-Ponds, March 9th, 1770

The following lines were occasioned by the death of Richard Brown, Samuel Brown, John King & Peter Brown : who belonged to Oyster-Ponds on Long-Island, and were all drowned by the over-setting of their boat, as they were attempting a passage from East-Hampton, to the Oyster-Ponds, March 9th, 1770.

Author/creator	Buell, Samuel, 1716-1798
Format	Book and Microform
Publication Info	Printed and sold in New-London [Conn.] : [by Timothy Green], [1770]
Description	1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (relief cut)
Subject(s)	Brown, Richard, -1770. Brown, Samuel, -1770. Brown, Peter, -1770. King, John, -1770. Drowning--New York (State) --Long Island.

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11591 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11591. ^A478749
General note	Verse in three parts, each containing twelve numbered stanzas. Titles: Part I. Incentives to sympathy. Part II. Persuasives to submission. Part III. Motives to preparation for death. Dated: East-Hampton, ex meo musæo, March 20th, 1770.
General note	Evans attributes to Samuel Buell, minister of the church at East Hampton.
General note	Advertised in the April 6, 1770, issue of the New-London gazette as "Just published by T. Green."
General note	Text in three columns surrounded by mourning border.
References	Evans 11591
References	Bristol B3183
References	Shipton & Mooney 42092
References	Johnson, H.A. New London, 892
References	Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 1257
References	Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 36
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11591; 42092).
Genre/form	Broadsides.
Genre/form	Elegies.