A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston
Subtitle: With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 15061
Publisher: Printed and sold at N. Coverly's printing-office where may be had, verses by the groze or dozen.
Published: 1776
Place of publication: Chelmsford [Mass.]
Language: eng
Subjects: History; Poetry
Other titles: Come shout Americans with joy.
Notes: Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shout Americans with joy.

Author from last line: Thy friend E.R. [i.e., Elisha Rich] hath his request.

Relief cut at head (Reilly 1134) was also used to illustrate Rich's Poetical remarks upon the fight at the Boston light-house ..., Chelmsford, Mass., N. Coverly, 1775.

Text in three columns; printed area measures 38.0 x 21.9 cm.

Evans 15061

Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2037

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 326