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Handwritten lyrics to three Revolutionary War-era songs: (1) An ode on the battle of Bunkers hill, sung and acted by a soldier in a military habit, with his firelock &c. in the same measure with a sea piece entitled the tempest; (2) A military song by the army on General Washingtons victorious entry into the town of Boston; (3) The goddess of liberty. Also a handwritten transcription of the ode.
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Document identity
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br86bq43c
label
Notebook, ca. 1776
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document
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1
Source metadata
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br86bq43c
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document
stage
normalized
title
Notebook, ca. 1776
description
Handwritten lyrics to three Revolutionary War-era songs: (1) An ode on the battle of Bunkers hill, sung and acted by a soldier in a military habit, with his firelock &c. in the same measure with a sea piece entitled the tempest; (2) A military song by the army on General Washingtons victorious entry into the town of Boston; (3) The goddess of liberty. Also a handwritten transcription of the ode.
date
["1774"]
year
1774
rights
Open access This item is in the public domain. There are no known restrictions on the use of this image.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
Mss C 2075
creators
Walton, Josiah, approximately 1736-1831
Kidder, Frederic, 1804-1885
institution
New England Historic Genealogical Society
collections
Revolutionary War Manuscripts (NEHGS)
subjects
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Songs and music
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music
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North and Central America
United States
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Books
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Songbooks
Songs (oral or performed works)
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Text
country
United States
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1
source
import
extent
1 vol. ([14] pages)
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no
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br86bp745
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br86bq29j
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38
schema:longitude
-98
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br86bq43c
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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