| Series |
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43480
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43480. ^A478749
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| General note | Verse in thirteen stanzas; first line: Your honor, Sir, is call'd to lead forth those. |
| General note | Signed and dated: Lydia Learned. Framingham, March 17, 1778. |
| General note | In a letter to Clarence S. Brigham, dated March 31, 1933, John M. Merriam, president of the Framingham Historical Society, suggests that Brigadier-General John Nixon is the "worthy officer" to whom the poem is addressed. Cf. AAS correspondence file. Nixon, a native of Framingham, returned to Massachusetts as one of the officers in charge of Burgoyne's surrendered soldiers. |
| General note | Imprint suggested by Bristol. |
| General note | Text in two columns; printed area measures 28.2 x 19.4 cm. |
| General note | Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides. |
| References |
Bristol B4708 |
| References |
Shipton & Mooney 43480 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43480). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1778. |
| Other title | Your honor, Sir, is call'd to lead forth those. |
