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Abraham's Daughter
- Creator:
- F. H. H. Oldfield, M. Gray
- Location:
- California, San Francisco
- Origin Date:
- Unknown
- Materials:
- paper
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.0218
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Sheet Music
Description
This is a piece of sheet music for the song, “Abraham's Daughter." The cover features an illustration of an African American wearing a unifrom and holding a rifle and shouting. The title is printed in white lettering outlined in black above the illustration. "As Sung by Ben Cotton" is printed below the illustration. 1 score ([1], 2-5, [1] p.) Verses 3-5 printed on p. 4. Another version of the melody with 4 other verses, entitled "Abrahams daughter / as sung by Bryants Minstrels": p. 5. First line of text: Oh! kind folks listen to my song. First line of chorus: And I belong to the Fire Zou, Zous. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.
