[Book of tunes, songs, and dances]
Published 1809. Free to read and download from Internet Archive.
Description
94, pages ; 14 x 23 cm (4to) Manuscript codex Title supplied by cataloguer Pre-printed musical staff blank book with single line manuscript notation Composed in at least three hands Compiled in two sections: the majority (94 pages) was composed in one distinct hand in England; the following unnumbered 36 pages was compiled in the United States Possibly compiled in the second half of the 18th century. A note on the front pastedown reads: "Daniel T. Aborns book, presented him by Capt. William F. Megee, at sea the 4th of July 1809 off the island of Amserdam in the Indian Ocean - Ship Ann & Hope". Possibly added to in America after 1809 following page 94. A pencilled note on front pastedown suggests the possible date of the first section to approximately 1780 but this cannot be documented anywhere else "The William, Minerva (?), Atahualpa, ... Hibernia, Dorothea, & Ann & Hope in between Sama
- Date
- 1809
- Publisher
- [England and United States?] ;
- Language
- eng fre
- Copyright
- Public domain in the US
Subjects
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