387

written before Washington's death. For example,
the last two lines of the acrostic, p. 216, are:
O blessed is retirement,

None's happy but with pure content.
On page [226], Sears or advertises for a clerk's
place in a counting house or public office.
Evans 31170.
CSmH, DLG, MBjP, MdHi, PHI.

394

The / Siamese tales: / being a / collection of
stories / told to the / son of the mandarin / Sam-
Sib, / for the purpose of engaging his rand / in
the love of truth and virtue. / With an / histori-
cal account / of / the Kingdom of Siam. / To which
are added / the principal maxims / of the Tala-
poins. / [rule] / Translated from the Siamese. /
tdouble rule] / From Menam's Orient stream that
nightly shines / with insect lamps. / Thomson. /
cdouble rule] /
Baltimore: / Printed for Henry S. Keatinge's book-
store, by / T.E.Clayland & T.Dobbin. / [rule] /
1797. //

12°. 17 cm.
Pages: [1-iii], lv, [5], 6-18, [19], 20-178,
[179-180]
Signatures; [A]⁷, E⁶-I⁶, K⁶-O⁶, P⁵.
Advertisement: p. [180].
Evans 32836.
MTop, MdPE, MdBP, PPL, RPJCB, Garrett.

595

Sower, Samuel, 1767-1820.
Printing aod binding / done with neatness and
dispatch, / by Samuel Sower, / Fayotte-street. //
[Baltimore, Printed by Samuel Sower, 1797?]

broadside. 6 x 9 1/2 cm.
Title enclosed by ornamental rule.
Not in Evans.
NN.

396

The Telegraphe and daily advertiser. / [rule] /
... Num. 684. Thursday, Juno 1, 1797 [?] [-num.
833, Saturday, December 30, 1797]
Baltimore: Printed and published by T.E.Clayland
& T. Dobbin, at the now printing-office, Ho. 36,
Market-street, opposite the Vendue store; where