"America" manuscript, 1891 June 8.

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"America" manuscript, 1891 June 8.

The words to the song "America" in Smith's handwriting, signed by him and dated, "Written in 1832, June 8, 1891." Without the music. A single leaf encapsulated and bound.

1 v. ; 27 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7968701

Cornell University Library

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Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895

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America (My country 'tis of thee) was premiered on 4 July 1831, at a children's celebration in the Park Street Church of Boston. It was written approximately 6 months earlier. From the description of My country 'tis of thee : manuscript, [1831] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612783134 Writer of the words to song America also called My Country Tis of Thee. From the description of One stanza of America. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat re...

Noyes, Nicholas H.

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