| Composer: | Ladd, M. B. | | Lyrics: | They tell me that I am now free (first line of text) But if my fate must cruel be (first line of chorus) | | Contributors: | | | | | Publisher: | Horace Waters | | Publication Date: | 1866 | | Description: | The freedman's lament : song and chorus / words and music by M. B. Ladd ; arr. for the piano forte by E. A. Parkhurst. For voice and piano, with chorus refrain. Cover title. On the cover: "3" inside a star. "Stackpole Sc."--Cover. First line of text: They tell me that I am now free. First line of chorus: But if my fate must cruel be. Pl. no.: 1274.
| | Format: | 1 score (5 p.) ; 33 cm. | | Subjects: | Songs with piano Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices, 4 parts) with piano African Americans--Songs and music Slavery--United States--Songs and music | | Copyright: | Permissions/Copyright Statement for Sheet Music | | Digital ID: | dpl-hac-00060.dc | | OCLC Record ID: | 50490403 | | | Click to view images:  |