American taxation.
Subtitle: This song was written when the trump of war sounded loud thro' this happy land, during the Revolutionary War, and although peculiarly applicable to those times ... let it be distinctly understood and remembered, that as we fought and conquered when Britain endeavored to enslave us, we will never consent to be enslaved by France, nor give up our free trade and commerce to any set of men. ..
Contributors: St. John, Peter, 1726-1811; St. John, Samuel
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49470
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1798
Place of publication: [United States
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Taxation -- United States; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Songs and music; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America; United States -- Foreign relations -- France; France -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- History -- 1797-1801
Genres: Songs and music
Notes: Song, in thirty-six stanzas, concerning the taxes imposed by Great Britain on the American colonies and the subsequent revolution; first line: Whilst I relate my story, Americans give ear

Variously attributed to Peter St. John of Norwalk, Conn., and Samuel St. John of New Canaan, Conn

Probably published in 1798 when U.S. attempts to avoid guarantees made to France by the treaty of 1778, and the XYZ Affair, strained relations between the two countries

Text in two columns; printed area measures 38.5 x 21.5 cm

Not in Evans or Bristol

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49470)