Citation - Pennsylvania Packet-Philadelphia: 1783.07.29

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Index Entry Lyric, narrative [beg] Upon a time there was a cat 
Location Salem 
Citation
PP-P.783.097
29 Jul 1783:21 (12/1073)
From the Salem Gazette, dated July 10.
A TRUE MASSACHUSETTENSIAN.
Upon a time there was a cat
By chance fell in a brewer's vat--
The wort half full; in this sad trim
Poor puss was forc'd for life to swim,
. . . [36 lines with a parable of making promises while "in
drink", relating to the promises made to soldiers for half
pay]


Generic Title Pennsylvania Packet-Philadelphia 
Date 1783.07.29 
Publisher Claypoole, David C. 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1783 
Bibliography B0041035
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