| Other author/creator | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 editor. |
| Other author/creator | Paradise, John Wesley, 1809-1862, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889. |
| Other author/creator | Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Durand, A. B. (Asher Brown), 1796-1886, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Cheney, John, 1801-1885, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Kellogg, Jarvis Griggs, 1805-1873, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828, illustrator. |
| Other author/creator | Humber, Robert Lee, 1898-1970, former owner. |
| Other author/creator | Taylor, I. M., former owner. |
| Other author/creator | G.W. Boynton & Co. |
| Other author/creator | American Stationers' Company, publisher. |
| Contents |
v.1. Life.--v.2. Official letters relating to the French war, and private letters before the American revolution, 1754-May, 1775.--v.3-8 Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution. June, 1775, to July, 1776 (v.3); July, 1776, to July, 1777 (v.4); July, 1777, to July, 1778 (v.5); July, 1778, to March, 1780 (v.6); March, 1780, to April, 1781 (v.7); April, 1781, to December, 1783 (v.8).--v.9. Private letters from the time Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army to that of his inauguration as president of the United States, December, 1783, to April, 1789.--v.10. Letters official and private, from the beginning of his presidency to the end ?f his life. May, 1789, to November, 1794 (v.10) November, 1794, to Demember, 1799 (v.11).--v.12. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses. |
| Abstract |
This volumed compilation of the writings of George Washington brings together important speeches, letters, and other official correspondence from the professional life of the Commander-in-Chief. Special attention is paid to documents relating to his military business and political career, but also with personal correspondence to add a more holistic examination into Washington. The editor provides his own summary of Washington's life in the first volume, before the autobiographical documents begin. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare volume 1-5, 7-12, 30372017542736, 30372017542835, 30372017542744, 30372017542843, 30372017542751, 30372017542769, 30372017542868, 30372017542777, 30372017543775, 30372017543783, & 30372017543791 includes authograph of Robert L. Humber, Jr., Greenville, North Carolina, Harvard University dated Oct. 8, 1919 on front flyleaf and volume 1, 30372017542736 & volume 9, 30372017542777 includes autograph of I. M. Taylor, New York, dated Dec. 1838 on title page. |
| General note | Imprint: vol. 1,12; Boston, American Stationer's Company, John B. Russell, 1837. v.2-6; Boston, Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co. 1834. v.7-9; Boston, Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co., 1835. v.10-11; Boston, Russell, Shattuck, and Williams, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co., 1836. |
| General note | Purchased from Gilman, Crompond, N.Y. |
| General note | Includes half-titles. |
| General note | Includes errata--vol. 12 at end. |
| General note | Includes index--vol. 12. |
| General note | Engravings signed. |
| References |
Sabin 101765 |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare volumes 30372017542736, 30372017542835, 30372017542744, 30372017542843, 30372017542751, 30372017542850, 30372017542769, 30372017542868, 30372017542777, 30372017543775, 30372017543783, & 30372017543791 gift of John L. Humber family 4/1/22 |
