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245 00 a| Epistles domestic, confidential, and official, from General Washington :b| written about the commencement of the American contest, when he entered on the command of the Army of the United States : with an interesting series of his letters, particularly to the British admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby, to Gen. 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 ... none of which have been printed in the two volumes published a few months ago.;

260 a| New-York :b| Printed by G. Robinson [etc.],c| 1796.;

300 a| xiv, 303 p., [1] leaf of plates :b| port. ;c| 21 cm. (8vo);

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| computerb| c2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resourceb| cr2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926;

500 a| The first seven letters are spurious, and have been attributed to both John Vardill and John Randolph. They are reprinted from "Letters from General Washington, to several of his friends in the year 1776." London, 1777. In many copies of the 1796 edition a sheet was inserted containing a letter from Washington, dated March 3, 1797, denying the authenticity of these first seven letters. Cf. Ford, Worthington C., The spurious letters attributed to Washington., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1889.;

500 a| Portrait frontispiece of George Washington engraved by William Rollinson after the painting by Edward Savage.;

500 a| Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.;

500 a| Sabin no. 101742.;

510 4 a| RLIN,c| CTRG94-B381;

590 a| Library's copy imperfect. Frontspiece port. wanting.;

590 a| Inserted at end: sheet containing a letter from Washington (dated March 3, 1797) denying the authenticity of the seven letters above-mentioned.;

590 a| POL-680;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Politics and governmenty| 1775-1783.=| ^A37147;

700 1 a| Washington, George,d| 1732-1799.=| ^A640753;

700 1 a| Vardill, John,d| 1749-1811.=| ^A482918;

700 1 a| Randolph, John,d| 1727 or 8-1784.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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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 : with an interesting series of his letters, particularly to the British admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby, to Gen. 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 ... none of which have been printed in the two volumes published a few months ago.

Other author	Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Other author	Vardill, John, 1749-1811.
Other author	Randolph, John, 1727 or 8-1784.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New-York : Printed by G. Robinson [etc.], 1796.
Description	xiv, 303 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Supplemental Content	Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Subjects	United States--Politics and government. --1775-1783.

Series	Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local note	Library's copy imperfect. Frontspiece port. wanting.
Local note	Inserted at end: sheet containing a letter from Washington (dated March 3, 1797) denying the authenticity of the seven letters above-mentioned.
Local note	POL-680
General note	The first seven letters are spurious, and have been attributed to both John Vardill and John Randolph. They are reprinted from "Letters from General Washington, to several of his friends in the year 1776." London, 1777. In many copies of the 1796 edition a sheet was inserted containing a letter from Washington, dated March 3, 1797, denying the authenticity of these first seven letters. Cf. Ford, Worthington C., The spurious letters attributed to Washington., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1889.
General note	Portrait frontispiece of George Washington engraved by William Rollinson after the painting by Edward Savage.
General note	Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General note	Sabin no. 101742.
References	RLIN, CTRG94-B381
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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