My father
Subtitle: a poem. ; [two lines of verse]
Contributors: Montgomery, James, 1771-1854; Day, Mahlon, 1790-1854, publisher
Publisher: Mahlon Day, 374 Pearl-Street
Published: 1836
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: American Chapbooks; Fathers; Specimens; Juvenile poetry; Children's poetry, American
Notes: Written in imitation of Ann Taylor's "My mother."

Even-numbered pages printed on rectos. Page 12 misnumbered 13.

"The beggar's petition."--p. [13]-15, in verse. "Verses, addressed to a little girl named Margaret, whom the author met at Scarborough. By James Montgomery."--p. 16-17.

In printed wrappers; cover and title vignettes; publishers' advertising matter on page [4] of wrapper.

Text in English.

Catalogued 20160502 bhealy

Boston Public Library (Jordan Collection) copy in yellow printed pictorial paper wrapper. Printed on wove papers. Housed in protective archival envelope. Some markings in pencil throughout.