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Book/Printed Material A discourse on the prospects of letters and taste in Virginia, pronounced before the Literary and philosophical Society of Hampden-Sydney College, at their fourth anniversary, in September, 1827.

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Title

  • A discourse on the prospects of letters and taste in Virginia, pronounced before the Literary and philosophical Society of Hampden-Sydney College, at their fourth anniversary, in September, 1827.

Names

  • Harrison, Jesse Burton, 1805-1841. [from old catalog]
  • Hilliard and Brown, [from old catalog] publisher.
  • James Madison Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Cambridge [Mass.], Hilliard and Brown, 1828.

Headings

  • -  American literature--Virginia--History and criticism
  • -  Authors, American--Homes and haunts--Virginia
  • -  Virginia--Intellectual life
  • -  Virginia--In literature

Notes

  • -  Shoemaker 33483

Medium

  • 42 p. 22 x 13 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PS266.V5 H3
  • PS266.V5 H3 Copy 2 Copy 2. 24 x 15 cm. With cover, untrimmed.
  • E302 .M192 vol. 3, no. 11 Another copy. Transfer from Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Dec. 1937-June 1938. Formerly part of the James Madison Papers, vol. 78, p. 9.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 18013416

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Harrison, Jesse Burton, Publisher Hilliard And Brown, and James Madison Pamphlet Collection. A discourse on the prospects of letters and taste in Virginia, pronounced before the Literary and philosophical Society of Hampden-Sydney College, at their fourth anniversary, in September. [Cambridge Mass., Hilliard and Brown, 1828] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18013416/.

APA citation style:

Harrison, J. B., Hilliard And Brown, P. & James Madison Pamphlet Collection. (1828) A discourse on the prospects of letters and taste in Virginia, pronounced before the Literary and philosophical Society of Hampden-Sydney College, at their fourth anniversary, in September. [Cambridge Mass., Hilliard and Brown] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/18013416/.

MLA citation style:

Harrison, Jesse Burton, Publisher Hilliard And Brown, and James Madison Pamphlet Collection. A discourse on the prospects of letters and taste in Virginia, pronounced before the Literary and philosophical Society of Hampden-Sydney College, at their fourth anniversary, in September. [Cambridge Mass., Hilliard and Brown, 1828] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/18013416/>.