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Sacred dirges, hymns, and anthems, commemorative of the death of General George Washington, the guardian of his country, and the friend of man. An original composition. By a citizen of Massachusetts.

Record ID
328576
Accession number
Fuld
Creator
Holden, Oliver, 1765-1844.
Object title

Sacred dirges, hymns, and anthems, commemorative of the death of General George Washington, the guardian of his country, and the friend of man. An original composition. By a citizen of Massachusetts.

Uniform title
Sacred dirges, hymns, and anthems
Published
Printed at Boston : by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, No. 45, Newberry-Street, [1800]
Credit line
James Fuld Collection.
Provenance
James Fuld.
Notes
Cover title: Funereal music, for 22d February.
Preface dated: Massachusetts, Jan. 27, 1800.
"[Price, 37 1/2 Cents single - 30 Cents by the Dozen.]"
Last page of cover is blank.
Principally for 3-4 voices.
Includes A dirge, by Mrs. Rowson of Medford; A hymn, by the Rev. J.S.J. Gardiner; Anniversary dirge, and Masonic dirge, by the Rev. T.M. Harris.
Contents
A funeral anthem -- Columbia's guardian sleeps in dust! -- Mount Vernon, a solo -- A dirge -- A hymn -- Anniversary dirge -- Masonic dirge -- A funeral hymn -- An ode for the 22d of February.
Associated names
Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824.
Gardiner, John Sylvester John, 1765-1830.
Harris, Thaddeus Mason, 1768-1842.
Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831, printer.
Andrews, Ebenezer Turrell, 1766-1851, printer.
Fuld, James J., 1916-2008, former owner.