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A funeral oration, on the death of George Washington: delivered in the city hall of Albany, in presence of an August assemblage of citizens, on the twenty-second of February, 1800.

Title: A funeral oration, on the death of George Washington: delivered in the city hall of Albany, in presence of an August assemblage of citizens, on the twenty-second of February, 1800. By Michael Gabriel Houdin, Major in the late Revolutionary Army of the United States.
Author: Houdin, Michael Gabriel, -1802.
Publication: Albany, Printed by Barber & Southwick [1800]

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Description

11 p., front.; 4to.

Alternative Title

Et sicut illud statutum est hominibus, ut semel moriantur, postea vero judicium.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Funeral orations.

Note

At head of title-page: Et sicut illud statutum est hominibus, ut semel moriantur, postea vero judicium.
Frontispiece, probably a portrait of Houdin, represents a man standing, a cocked hat on his head, and a roll of parchment in his outstretched right hand. The figure breaks off abruptly below the knees.
Headpiece, portrait of Washington on p. 3.

Indexed In (note)

Sabin
Hough
Evans

Call Number

*KGW 1800 (Houdin, M. G. Funeral oration, on the death of George Washington)

LCCN

15028203

OCLC

15056474

Author

Houdin, Michael Gabriel, -1802.

Title

A funeral oration, on the death of George Washington: delivered in the city hall of Albany, in presence of an August assemblage of citizens, on the twenty-second of February, 1800. By Michael Gabriel Houdin, Major in the late Revolutionary Army of the United States.

Imprint

Albany, Printed by Barber & Southwick [1800]

Indexed In:

Sabin 33134

Hough, p. 244

Evans 37653

Local Note

Text within mourning borders.

Old blue wrappers bound in.

Lenox Collection.

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Added Title

Et sicut illud statutum est hominibus, ut semel moriantur, postea vero judicium.

Research Call Number

*KGW 1800 (Houdin, M. G. Funeral oration, on the death of George Washington)

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