The Forc'd alliance; a dialogue. Or, the news-boy's shift for January 1, 1788
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 21021
Publisher: Printed by Hudson and Goodwin
Published: 1787
Place of publication: Hartford
Language: eng
Other titles: Connecticut courant.
Notes: Dialogue in verse.

Trumbull and Wegelin both state that "these verses were written by some of the authors of The anarchiad" [i.e., David Humphreys, Joel Barlow, John Trumbull, and Lemuel Hopkins.] Cf. Everest, Charles W. The poets of Connecticut, Hartford, 1843, p. 51.

Evans ascribes to the press of the Connecticut courant, printed by Hudson and Goodwin.

Presumably printed late in 1787 for distribution on or about New Year's Day.

Text in two columns.

Evans 21021

Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 718

Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 593