A Poem, Occasioned by the Sudden and Surprising Death of Mr. Asa Burt, of Granville: Who Was Mortally Wounded by Falling a Tree, on the 28th of January, 1774, in the 37th Year of His Age, and Expired in a Few Hours After He Received the Wound.
Title
A Poem, Occasioned by the Sudden and Surprising Death of Mr. Asa Burt, of Granville: Who Was Mortally Wounded by Falling a Tree, on the 28th of January, 1774, in the 37th Year of His Age, and Expired in a Few Hours After He Received the Wound.
Creator
Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833
Date
1774
Description
Author: Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833; Publication Information: Hartford: Sold [by Ebenezer Watson] at the printing-office in Hartford, 1774.
Source
Black Soldiers, Black Sailors, Black Ink
Publication Information
Sold [by Ebenezer Watson] at the printing-office in Hartford
Place of publication
Hartford
Physical Description
1 sheet
AAS Catalog Record
https://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=319647 (AAS has photocopy)
Notes
"Asa Burt ... was killed by the falling of a tree. A poem of thirty-four verses was written to commemorate the event by the Rev. Lemuel Haines, a colored preacher."--Burnham, R.H. Genealogical record of Henry and Ulalia Burt, 1892, p. 63.
Ebenezer Watson was the only printer active at Hartford in 1774.
Verse in thirty-four numbered stanzas; first line: Awake my drousy [sic] muse within.
"Asa Burt ... was killed by the falling of a tree. A poem of thirty-four verses was written to commemorate the event by the Rev. Lemuel Haines, a colored preacher."--Burnham, R.H. Genealogical record of Henry and Ulalia Burt, 1892, p. 63.
Ebenezer Watson was the only printer active at Hartford in 1774.
Ebenezer Watson was the only printer active at Hartford in 1774.
Verse in thirty-four numbered stanzas; first line: Awake my drousy [sic] muse within.
"Asa Burt ... was killed by the falling of a tree. A poem of thirty-four verses was written to commemorate the event by the Rev. Lemuel Haines, a colored preacher."--Burnham, R.H. Genealogical record of Henry and Ulalia Burt, 1892, p. 63.
Ebenezer Watson was the only printer active at Hartford in 1774.
Collection
Citation
Haynes, Lemuel, 1753-1833, “A Poem, Occasioned by the Sudden and Surprising Death of Mr. Asa Burt, of Granville: Who Was Mortally Wounded by Falling a Tree, on the 28th of January, 1774, in the 37th Year of His Age, and Expired in a Few Hours After He Received the Wound.,” Black Self-Publishing, accessed December 3, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/blackpublishing/items/show/11124.