Record

Ref NoMS 3219/6/3/7/2
Finding NumberMS 3219/6/158
TitlePrinted sheets of lyrics of songs sung at the 'Crown and Anchor'
LevelItem
Date1796
DescriptionThere are seven printed sheets of song lyrics, which had once been folded into a small bundle, with a wrapper on which is a docket written by James Watt jr. together with a pen and ink drawing, possibly of machinery on the reverse. The songs have the following titles:

The trumpet of liberty
The brave English jury
Three times three
O'er the vine-cover'd hills
Glee
The birth- day of liberty
Unfold, Father Time

These might be the songs referred to in the letter to James Watt jr. from C. Este, (London), 6 November [1796], which mentions that he will give James Watt jr. the printed songs at Saturday's dinner. [see MS 3219/6/2/E14]
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FormatItem
Access StatusOpen
LanguageEnglish
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