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

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About this Item

Title

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

Names

  • Washington, George, 1732-1799
  • Carey, John, 1756-1826
  • Livingston, Maturin, former owner
  • United States. Continental Congress
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed by Manning & Loring for S. Hall, W. Spotswood, J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, W.P. Blake, and J. West, 1796.

Headings

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

Genre

  • Personal correspondence

Notes

  • -  The letters cover the period 1775-1778. Other volumes were projected but not published.
  • -  Edited by John Carey. Cf. Evans.
  • -  Vol. 1: vi, [1], 8-340 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 356 p.
  • -  Evans 31422
  • -  LC copy has inscriptions: John Watts's; and ink stamps of the U.S. Naval Lyceum.
  • -  Am Imp c. 2 NOS. 6-19-2000 vj21.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-04-23 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 2 v. : 1 port. (engraving) ; 19 cm. (12mo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E203 .W292
  • E203 .W292 Copy 3 Imperfect: port. wanting. Has inscription in v. 1: Social Library, Wrentham, May 2d 1804.
  • E203 .W292 Copy 4 Has bookplates of Maturin Livingston.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 17009431

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Washington, George, John Carey, Maturin Livingston, United States Continental Congress, American Imprint Collection, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. Official letters to the Honourable American Congress: written during the war between the united colonies and Great Britain. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for S. Hall, W. Spotswood, J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, W.P. Blake, and J. West, 1796. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17009431/.

APA citation style:

Washington, G., Carey, J., Livingston, M., United States Continental Congress, American Imprint Collection, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection & John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1796) Official letters to the Honourable American Congress: written during the war between the united colonies and Great Britain. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for S. Hall, W. Spotswood, J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, W.P. Blake, and J. West. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17009431/.

MLA citation style:

Washington, George, et al. Official letters to the Honourable American Congress: written during the war between the united colonies and Great Britain. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for S. Hall, W. Spotswood, J. White, Thomas & Andrews, D. West, E. Larkin, W.P. Blake, and J. West, 1796. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/17009431/>.