Francis Hopkinson
Lawyer
Jurist
Writer
Composer
Designer of
the American flag
September 21, 1737 – May 9, 1791
Written work:
A Pretty Story Written
in the Year of Our Lord 1774 (1774); Judgments in the Admiralty of Pennsylvania
in four suits (1789); The Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings of
Francis Hopkinson (1792).
Music:
Collection of Plain Tunes with a Few from
Anthems and Hymns (1763); Seven Songs for the Harpsichord or Forte Piano (1788);
Temple of Minerva / The First American Opera (1781).
