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Book/Printed Material Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence

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Title

  • Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence

Names

  • Sanderson, John, 1783-1844, ed.
  • Waln, Robert, 1794-1825, ed.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia, R. W. Pomeroy, 1820-27.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Declaration of Independence--Signers

Notes

  • -  Vols. I and II were published by J.M. Sanderson for the proprietor, though some copies bear Pomeroy's imprint. cf. Sabin, Bibl. amer.
  • -  Vols. I-II were edited by John Sanderson; vol. III-VI, by Robert Waln, jr.; vol. VII-IX are without any editor's names. The volumes are numbered on the half-title.
  • -  A list of authors of the biographies (originally published in the New York times) may be found in Proc. of the Mass. hist. soc., 1876-1877 [v. 15] p. 393.
  • -  Title page engraved: that of vol vi wanting.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC scc 2020-03-04 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 9 v. ports., facsims. 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E221 .S21
  • Microfilm 01291 reel 224, no. 1.

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 06003814

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence. editeds by Sanderson, John, and Waln, Robert Philadelphia, R. W. Pomeroy, -27, 1820. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/06003814/.

APA citation style:

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, Sanderson, J. & Waln, R., eds. (1820) Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence. Philadelphia, R. W. Pomeroy, -27. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/06003814/.

MLA citation style:

Joseph Meredith Toner Collection. Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence. ed by Sanderson, John, and Waln, Robert Philadelphia, R. W. Pomeroy, -27, 1820. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/06003814/>.