Devastation by the "King of Terrours," in the family of Mr. Jeremiah Sandborn, &c. of Sandbornton, in the year 1798, &c
By: By James Cate
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 35286
Publisher: Printed by J.L. [i.e., John Lamson] for the author.
Published: 1799
Place of publication: Exeter, N.H.
Language: eng
Subjects: History
Other titles: As I lay slumbering on my bed.
Notes: Poem in 43 numbered stanzas; first line: As I lay slumbering on my bed. Signed: To Mr. Jeremiah Sandborn. From your affectionate friend, James Cate. February 12, 1799.

"The number of deaths in Sandbornton, in the year 1798, (within 12 months) is 35--twenty-five adults, & ten children; 19 of this number were women--six of whom left infants. Among the many inflicted families, I shall mention one in particular, viz. Mr. Jeremiah Sandborn's;--he buried his wife, his sister (the widow Anna Coley) and his daughter, all of whom died of a fever. ..."

Text in four columns, preceded by three woodcut coffins.

READEX NOTE: A facsimile edition published at New Haven in 1909 is reproduced in place of the original.

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