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Epistles domestic, confidential and official from General Washington : written about the commencement of the American contest, when he entered on the command of the army of the United States ; with an interesting series of his letters, particularly to the British admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby, to Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Sir Guy Carleton, Marquis de la Fayette, &c. &c. ; to Benjamin Harrison, Esq., speaker of the House of delegates in Virginia, to Admiral the Count de Grasse, General Sullivan, respecting an attack of New-York ; including many applications and addresses presented to him with his answers, orders and instructions, on important occasions, to his aids de camp, &c. &c. &c., none of which have been printed in the two volumes published a few months ago.
1796
Collection
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The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.
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- People
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- Related Name
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- Randolph, John, 1727 or 1728-1784
- Vardill, John, 1749-1811
- Savage, Edward, 1761-1817
- Rollinson, William, 1762-1842
- Language
- English
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Descriptive Information
- Title
- Epistles domestic, confidential and official from General Washington : written about the commencement of the American contest, when he entered on the command of the army of the United States ; with an interesting series of his letters, particularly to the British admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby, to Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Sir Guy Carleton, Marquis de la Fayette, &c. &c. ; to Benjamin Harrison, Esq., speaker of the House of delegates in Virginia, to Admiral the Count de Grasse, General Sullivan, respecting an attack of New-York ; including many applications and addresses presented to him with his answers, orders and instructions, on important occasions, to his aids de camp, &c. &c. &c., none of which have been printed in the two volumes published a few months ago.
- Call Number
- 10822.956.95.004
- EXKA Americana 1796 Epistles
- Lapidus 5.916
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc7p88cs37c
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1796
- Extent
- xiv, [2], 303, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates (p. [xv-xvi] blank) : 1 port. (engraving) ; 21 cm. (8vo)
- Provenance
- ExKa copy has bookplate of Grenville Kane.
- Princeton copy 1 Bookplate of Congregational Library, Boston, Massachusetts, stamped 'Withdrawn from Congregational Library.'
- Source Acquisition
- Princeton copy 1 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
- References
- ESTC W31936
- Evans 30392
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- A reprint of seven spurious letters, orginally published London, 1777, under title: Letters from General Washington to several of his friends in the year 1776.
- The authorship of the spurious letters has been attributed to John Vardill and John Randolph.
- The spurious letters occupy p. 4-66 of the present edition, the remainder of the volume being an appendix of letters and other documents, apparently authentic.
- Inserted between p. [ii] and p. [iii] is a sheet containing a letter from Washington (dated March 3, 1797) denying the authenticity of the seven letters above mentioned.
- Signatures: pi⁸ A-2P⁴; second alphabet signed with single capital letter followed by the number 2.
- Plate (portrait of Washington) signed: Savage Pinx.t., Rollinson, Sc.t.
- Binding Note
- ExKa copy in tree sheep.
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 329
Institutional Information
- Collection
- The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ca6324fe-5cc0-4c8c-8c4b-8b15e001cf07/manifest