The association, &c. of the delegates of the colonies, at the grand Congress : held at Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1774, versified, and adapted to music, calculated for grave and gay dispositions : with a short introduction

The association, &c. of the delegates of the colonies, at the grand Congress : held at Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1774, versified, and adapted to music, calculated for grave and gay dispositions : with a short introduction

The association, &c. Mear tune, or Chevy-Chace, or what you please|Laugh, and be fat, or, The Congress in a merry mood

[New York?] Printed [by James Rivington?] in the Year 1774

iv, [5]-22 p. ; 20 cm. (8vo)

MSS L1997F181 [Bound]

(OCoLC)02096886

Caption title (p. [5]): Tha Assosiation [!] &c. Mear tune, or Chevy- Chace, or what you please.
Signatures: a4 B4 C3.
With ms.: Laugh, and be fat, or, The Congress in a merry mood : containing the address to the people of Great Britain, and the epistle to the Canadian French, beautifully contrasted in plain English ... 1775.
Sequel to "Laugh, and be fat, or, The Congress in a merry mood ..." which is an accompanying ms.
A versification of The association, &c. [of the delegates of the twelve colonies, assembled in a Continental congress, at Philadelphia, 1774. Philadelphia, 1774]
"Published by the Tories to ridicule the proceedings of Congress."--Cf. Sabin.
"In order to a more easy comparison, and to please all tastes; here follows the Association, &c., in the original prose": p. 17-22.
Printed work & ms. together in slipcase & shelved with bound ms.

Sabin 2238
Evans 13355

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