A poem, descriptive of the terrible fire, which made such shocking devastation in Boston, on the evening of Friday, April 21, 1787, in which were consumed one house of worship, of which the Rev. Ebenezer Wight was pastor, and upwards of one hundred dwelling-houses and other buildings ... Composed by H.W.

People / Organizations

• H. W. (Author)

Imprint

[Boston]: Sold [by Ezekiel Russell] at the office next Liberty-Pole, 1787]

Added name

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796, printer.

Publication year

1787

ESTC No.

W27688

Grub Street ID

337802

Description

1 sheet : ill. (relief cut) ; ⁰⁰

Note

Verse in seventeen stanzas; first line: Gentle Clio calm my passions.

Ezekiel Russell printed at this address in Boston in 1787.

Text in two columns separated by double row of ornaments; relief cut of the conflagration at head.Citation/references Bristol, B6629

Shipton & Mooney, 45139