An oration, delivered March 5th, 1777 , at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; to commemorate the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770. By Benjamin Hichborn, Esq; [Three lines in Latin from Virgil].

An oration, delivered July 5th, 1784  at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; in celebration of the anniversary of American independence. By Benjamin Hichborn, Esq; [Eight lines of Latin quotations].

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Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817.

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An oration, delivered March 5th, 1777 , at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; to commemorate the bloody tragedy of the fifth of March, 1770. By Benjamin Hichborn, Esq; [Three lines in Latin from Virgil].

An oration, delivered July 5th, 1784 at the request of the inhabitants of the town of Boston; in celebration of the anniversary of American independence. By Benjamin Hichborn, Esq; [Eight lines of Latin quotations].