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ID	3814
Last Name	Wheatley Peters
First Name	Phillis
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Gender	Female
Date of Birth	1753
Date of Death	1784-12-05
Place of Birth	Western Africa
Place of Death	Boston
VIAF URI	http://viaf.org/viaf/24620908
Wikipedia Entry	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillis_Wheatley
Jackson Entry	https://jacksonbibliography.library.utoronto.ca/author/details/wheatley-phillis/15223
Image URL	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phillis_Wheatley_frontispiece.jpg
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Role	Title	Date
Author	[An elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of] Jesus Christ, the reverend [and learned] George Whitefield, by Phillis, a servant girl, of 17 years of age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston:--she has been but 9 years in this country from Africa.	1770
Author	An elegiac poem, on the death of that celebrated divine, and eminent servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon, &c. &c. Who made his exit from this transitory state, to dwell in the celestial realms of bliss, on Lord's-Day, 30th of September, 1770, when he was seiz'd with a fit of the asthma, at Newbury-Port, near Boston, in New-England. In which is a condolatory address to his truly noble benefactress the worthy and pious Lady Huntingdon;-- and the orphan-children in Georgia; who, with many thousands are left, by the death of this great man, to lament the loss of a father, friend, and benefactor. By Phillis, a servant girl of 17 years of age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston:--And has been but 9 years in this country from Africa.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem, On the Death of that celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the Reverend and Learned George Whitefield, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon, &c. &c. Who made his exit from this transitory State, to dwell in the celestial Realms of Bliss, on Lord's-Day, 30th of September, 1770, when he was seiz'd with a Fit of the Asthma, at Newbury-Port, near Boston, New-England. In which is a Condolatory Address to His truly noble Benefactress the worthy and pious Lady Huntingdon; and the Orphan-Children in Georgia, who, with many Thousands are left, by the Death of this great Man, to lament the Loss of a Father, Friend, and Benefactor. By Phillis, A Servant Girl, of 17 Years of Age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston:–She has been but 9 Years in this Country from Africa.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem, On the Death of that celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the reverend and learned George Whitefield, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon, &c. &c. Who made his Exit from this transitory State, to dwell in the celestial Realms of Bliss, on Sunday, 30th of September, 1770, when he was seiz'd with a Fit of the Asthma, at Newbury-Port, near Boston, New-England. In which is a Condolatory Address to His truly noble Benefactress the worthy and pious Lady Huntingdon; and the Orphan Children in Georgia, who, with many Thousands are left, by the Death of this great Man, to lament the Loss of a Father, Friend, and Benefactor. By Phillis, A Servant Girl, of 17 Years of Age, belonging to Mr. J. Wheatley, of Boston:–She has been but 9 Years in this Country from Africa.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1770
Author	Phillis's Poem on the Death of Mr. Whitefield.	1770
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1771
Author	An Elegiac Poem. On the Death of that Celebrated Divine, and eminent Servant of Jesus Christ, the late reverend, and pious George Whitefield, Chaplain to the right Honourable the Countess of Huntingdon.	1771
Author	An ode of verses on the much-lamented death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield, late Chaplain to the Countess of Huntington, who departed this life, at Newberry near Boston in New England on the thirtieth of September, 1770, in the fifty-seventh year of his age. Compos'd in America by a negro girl seventeen years of age, and sent over to a gentleman of character in London.	1771
Author	Heaven the Residence of the Saints. A Sermon Occasioned by the sudden and much lamented DEATH of the Rev. George Whitefield, A.M. Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Countess of Huntington. Delivered at the Thursday Lecture at Boston, in America, October 11, 1770. By Ebenezer Pemberton, D. D. Pastor of a Church in Boston. To which is added, An Elegiac Poem on is Death, By Phillis, A Negro Girl, of Seventeen Years of Age, Belonging to Mr J. Wheatley of Boston.	1771
Author	To Mrs. Leonard, on the Death of her Husband.	1771
Author	To the Rev. Mr. Pitkin, on the Death of his Lady.	1772
Author	An Elegy, To Miss. Mary Moorhead, On the Death of her Father, The Rev. Mr. John Moorhead.	1773
Author	Poems on various subjects, religious and moral. By Phillis Wheatley, Negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston, in New England.	1773
Author	Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. By Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England.	1773
Author	The Annual Register, or a View of the History, Politics, and Literature, For the Year 1772.	1773
Author	To the Hon'ble Thomas Hubbard, Esq; On the Death of Mrs. Thankfull Leonard.	1773
Author	An elegy, sacred to the memory of the great divine, the Reverend and learned Dr. Samuel Cooper, who departed this life December 29, 1783, aetatis 59. By Phillis Peters.	1784
Author	Liberty and Peace, a poem. By Phillis Peters.	1784
Author	Poems on various subjects, religious and moral. By Phillis Wheatley, negro servant to Mr. John Wheatley, of Boston, in New England.	1786

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