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
Format: Microform
Subjects: Sanborn, Jeremiah, -- 1739-1823.; Sanborn, Miriam, -- 1742-1798.; Coley, Anna, -- 1731-1798.; Sanborn, Anna Wadleigh, -- 1776-1799.; Sanborn family.; Sanbornton (N.H.) -- 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.

Evans 35286.

Wegelin, O.  Amer. poetry, 61.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 35286)