Citation - Boston Evening Post (Powars): 1782.01.05

BEP(P.782.004
5 Jan 1782:32 (1/12)
THE DEATH OF ALICO, an African slave, condemned for
rebellion, in Jamaica, 1762.
by Bryant Edwards, Esq; of Jamaica.
(He is supposed to address his wife at the place of
execution.)
  This past: --Ah! calm thy cares to rest!
  Firm and unmov'd am I:
  In freedom's cause I bar'd my breast,
  In freedom's cause I die.
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