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Book/Printed Material The proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held at the special request of Brigadier General Josiah Harmar, to investigate his conduct, as commanding officer of the expedition against the Miami Indians, 1790 : the same having been transmitted by Major General St. Clair, to the Secretary of the United States, for the Department of War

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Title

  • The proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held at the special request of Brigadier General Josiah Harmar, to investigate his conduct, as commanding officer of the expedition against the Miami Indians, 1790 : the same having been transmitted by Major General St. Clair, to the Secretary of the United States, for the Department of War

Names

  • United States. Army. Court of Inquiry (Harmar : 1791)
  • Harmar, Josiah, 1753-1813
  • Edgar, Herman Le Roy, former owner
  • American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Documents of the First Fourteen Congresses Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : Printed by John Fenno, 1791.

Headings

  • -  Harmar, Josiah,--1753-1813
  • -  Harmar's Expedition, 1790
  • -  Indians of North America--Wars--1790-1794
  • -  Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States

Notes

  • -  Signatures: pi² A-H².
  • -  LC copy extra illustrated. Includes engraved port. of Harmar signed: Engr. by John Sartain, painted by Raphael Peale. Autograph letter by Harmar mounted on front fly-leaf.
  • -  LC has additional copy shelved under Greely no. 2S1D26.
  • -  Evans 23905
  • -  LC copy has bookplate of Herman Le Roy Edgar.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-04-09 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC nsk 2022-05-02 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • [4], 31, [1] p. ; 34 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E83.79 .H27
  • 2 S 1 D 26 Lacks port.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 21001402

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

United States Army. Court Of Inquiry, Josiah Harmar, Herman Le Roy Edgar, American Imprint Collection, and Documents Of The First Fourteen Congresses Collection. The proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held at the special request of Brigadier General Josiah Harmar, to investigate his conduct, as commanding officer of the expedition against the Miami Indians,: the same having been transmitted by Major General St. Clair, to the Secretary of the United States, for the Department of War. Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno, 1791. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/21001402/.

APA citation style:

United States Army. Court Of Inquiry, Harmar, J., Edgar, H. L. R., American Imprint Collection & Documents Of The First Fourteen Congresses Collection. (1791) The proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held at the special request of Brigadier General Josiah Harmar, to investigate his conduct, as commanding officer of the expedition against the Miami Indians,: the same having been transmitted by Major General St. Clair, to the Secretary of the United States, for the Department of War. Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/21001402/.

MLA citation style:

United States Army. Court Of Inquiry, et al. The proceedings of a Court of Enquiry, held at the special request of Brigadier General Josiah Harmar, to investigate his conduct, as commanding officer of the expedition against the Miami Indians,: the same having been transmitted by Major General St. Clair, to the Secretary of the United States, for the Department of War. Philadelphia: Printed by John Fenno, 1791. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/21001402/>.