An oration delivered March 5, 1774, at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; to commemorate the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770. By the Hon. John Hancock, Esq; [Five lines in Latin from Virgil]

People / Organizations

• John Hancock (Author)

Imprint

Newport, Rhode-Island: Reprinted and sold by S. Southwick, in Queen-Street, 1774.

Publication year

1774-1774

ESTC No.

W21491

Grub Street ID

331259

Description

19,[1]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Half-title: An oration delivered March fifth, 1774.

Authorship of the oration has been attributed to Samuel Adams, to Benjamin Church and Joseph Warren, and to Samuel Cooper. See T.R. Adams, who notes "In all probability a number of Boston radicals had a hand in its composition." -.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B? C? (C2 verso blank)