A friendly debate; or, A dialogue, between Academicus; and Sawney & Mundungus, two eminent physicians, about some of their late performances : [Five lines of verse from Otway].
| Uniform Title: | Early American imprints.
First series ; no. 2339. |
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| Language: | English |
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Boston: in N.E. :
Printed [by Bartholomew Green?],
In the year, MDCCXXII [1722]
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| Series: | Early American imprints.
no. 2339. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 unnumbered pages, ii, 24 pages ; 16 cm (8vo) |
| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Note: | Satirical debate directed against Dr. William Douglas (Sawney) and John Williams (Mundungus), opponents of smallpox inoculation at Boston. Cf. Holmes. Attributed to Greenwood, with the collaboration of Cotton Mather, by Holmes. Evans notes that Trumbull considered Mather's nephew Thomas Walter the possible author. Dedicated to Dr. Zabdiel Boylston. Printer's name suggested by Holmes. Signatures: A-C⁴ [D]². Appendix, containing a vocabulary of the Mundungian language, pages 22-24. Microform. |
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| Call Number: | 1 Microprint 1st Ser. no.2339 |
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Evans 2339.
Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, 137.
Austin, R.B. Early Amer. medical imprints, 840. |
| Reproduction Note: |
Microopaque. Worcester, Mass. : American Antiquarian Society, 1955-1983. 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 2339). |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |