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.

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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

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.

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 July 6, 2024, https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/blackpublishing/items/show/11124.