The Bull-finch; being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens
- The Bull-finch; being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens
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The Bull-finch; being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens
Subject
Washington Family Life
Description
This collection of popular songs was well-known both in England and in colonial America. In 1758, Martha Custis ordered the work from Robert Cary, one of her London agents. The collection would have been used for communal singing as part of social or family gatherings at Mount Vernon. It is inscribed with Martha’s name in the hand of George Washington.
Publisher
R. Baldwin
Date
1775
Language
eng
Identifier
ML 137-W
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The Bull-finch; being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens. London: printed for R. Baldwin, 1758. Mount Vernon, ML 137-W.
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"The Bull-finch; being a choice collection of the newest and most favourite English songs which have been sett to music and sung at the public theatres & gardens," in Martha Washington, Item #49, https://marthawashington.us/items/show/49 (accessed April 6, 2021).