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Book/Printed Material Official letters to the Honorable American Congress : written during the war between the united colonies and Great-Britain

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[ Batchelder Collection; Volume 1 ]

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About this Item

Title

  • Official letters to the Honorable American Congress : written during the war between the united colonies and Great-Britain

Names

  • Washington, George, 1732-1799
  • Carey, John, 1756-1826
  • Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819, inscriber
  • Zinman, Michael, former owner
  • United States. Continental Congress
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New-York : Printed and sold by Samuel Campbell ..., 1796.

Headings

  • -  Washington, George,--1732-1799--Correspondence
  • -  United States.--Continental Congress
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources

Genre

  • Personal correspondence

Notes

  • -  Edited by John Carey. Cf. Evans.
  • -  Vol. 1: iv, [1], 296 p.; v. 2: [2], 311, [1] p.
  • -  Evans 31423
  • -  LAC ael 2019-04-23 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-04-30 review

Medium

  • 2 v. ; 20 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E203 .W293
  • E203 .W293 Copy 2 Has inscriptions of C.G. Champlin and O.H. Perry.
  • E203 .W293 Copy 3 Vol. 1 wanting. Has inscription: James Toner his property.
  • E203 .W293 Copy 4 Volumes 1 and 2 are bound together. Vol. 1 is another impression. Vol. 2 has imprint: Printed and sold by James Rivington, no. 156 and Samuel Campbell, no. 124 Pearl-Street, MDCCXCVI. Formerly owned by Michael Zinman.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 04030109

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

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Chicago citation style:

Washington, George, John Carey, Oliver Hazard Perry, Michael Zinman, United States Continental Congress, American Imprint Collection, John Davis Batchelder Collection, and Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Official letters to the Honorable American Congress: written during the war between the united colonies and Great-Britain. New-York: Printed and sold by Samuel Campbell, 1796. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04030109/.

APA citation style:

Washington, G., Carey, J., Perry, O. H., Zinman, M., United States Continental Congress, American Imprint Collection [...] Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. (1796) Official letters to the Honorable American Congress: written during the war between the united colonies and Great-Britain. New-York: Printed and sold by Samuel Campbell. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/04030109/.

MLA citation style:

Washington, George, et al. Official letters to the Honorable American Congress: written during the war between the united colonies and Great-Britain. New-York: Printed and sold by Samuel Campbell, 1796. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/04030109/>.