The following lines were occasioned by the death of Richard Brown, Samuel Brown, John King & Peter Brown
Subtitle: 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 -- no. 11591; Early American imprints -- no. 42092
Publisher: Printed and sold [by Timothy Green] in New-London.
Published: 1770
Place of publication: [New London, Conn.]
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Brown, Richard, -- d. 1770; Brown, Samuel, -- d. 1770; Brown, Peter, -- d. 1770; King, John, -- d. 1770; Drowning victims -- New York (State) -- Long Island; Drowning -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry
Notes: Verse in three parts, each containing twelve numbered stanzas. Titles: Part I. Incentives to sympathy. Part II. Persuasives to submission. Part III. Motives to preparation for death. Dated: East-Hampton, ex meo musæo, March 20th, 1770

Attributed to Samuel Buell, Minister of the church at East Hampton, by Evans

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

Text in three columns surrounded by mourning border

Evans 11591

Bristol B3183

Shipton & Mooney 42092

Johnson, H.A.  New London, 892

Trumbull, J.H.  Connecticut, 1257

Wegelin, O.  Amer. poetry, 36

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Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11591)

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42092)