"Epistles Domestic, Confidential, and Official, from General Washington" — 1796

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Full 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

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"With an Interesting Series of his Letters, particularly to the British Admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby; to General 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."

Printed by G. Robinson and J. Bull. Published in New York in 1796.

303 pp.

Title page bears the Lawrence Library stamp and bookplate, but no other markings on the spine or interior pages. All of the other pages are in excellent condition.

It's a beautiful book, and to preserve it, I had the binding expertly repaired. (Cost: $425)

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