The following lines were occasioned by the death of Richard Brown
Subtitle: Samuel Brown, John King & Peter Brown who belonged to Oyster-Ponds on Long-Island, and were all drowned by the over-setting of their boat, as they were attempting a passage from East-Hampton, to the Oyster-Ponds, March 9th, 1770
Series: Early American imprints -- 11591
Publisher: Printed and sold in New-London [by Timothy Green
Published: 1770
Place of publication: New London, Conn.
Language: eng
Notes: Three parts, each containing 12 numbered stanzas of verse, and printed in three columns, with titles: Part I. Incentives to sympathy. Part II. Persuasives to submission. Part III. Motives to preparation for death.

Relief cut, recorded as Reilly 18, at head. However, variations indicate that this is likely a copy of the earlier cut.

Advertised in the New-London Gazette, April 6, 1770 as "Just published by T. Green."

Dated at end: East-Hampton, ex meo musaeo, March 20th, 1770.

Evans attributes to Samuel Buell, minister of the East-Hampton church.

Master microform held by: Readex.

Evans 11591.

Bates 1257.

New London imprints 892.

Wegelin 36.