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Title	The dying Californian.
Alternative Title	Other title: Lines suggested on hearing an extract read from a letter by Capt. Chase, brother-in-law of Mr. Brown Owen, who died on his passage to California; Other title: California brothers
Subject	Broadsides--United States--19th century. Songs--United States--19th century--Texts. Popular music--United States--19th century--Texts. Death--Songs and music--Texts. Sailors--Songs and music--Texts. California--Gold discoveries--Song and music--Texts.
Description	First line: Lay up nearer, brother, nearer, for my limbs are growing cold.; Without music.; Publisher is listed at this address in the NYC directory for 1859.; Text of song, in eight four-line stanzas, is within De Marsan "kissing cupids" border.; OCLC #28270768: "Also published with title: Lines suggested on hearing an extract read from a letter by Capt. Chase, brother-in-law of Mr. Brown Owen, who died on his passage to California."; Variant of Edwin Wolf's American Song Sheets #540.
Publisher	H. De Marsan
Format-Extent	1 broadside : color illustrations ; approximately 25 cm
Type	Text
Language	eng
Relation	http://musicman.mtsu.edu/broadsides/Binder4/JPEGmed/0846brom.jpg; http://worldcat.org/oclc/56537780/viewonline
Rights	Duplication of images is allowed for research purposes. All original song broadsides are in the public domain. The user is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Date-Issued	[1859]