Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IX, Miscellany, 1766-1808

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Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IX, Miscellany, 1766-1808

1766-1808

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Portraits, prints, letters, maps, and documents tipped into Volume 9 of the extra-illustrated quarto edition of Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1856) (Rare E 312 I72 ++ 1898). Portraits: Washington Irving, Frederick 5th Earl of Carlisle, John Wilkes, Charles James Fox (2), George III, Lafayette (2), Anthony Wayne, Eleazer Oswald, John Marshall, Charles Lee (2), Charles Grey 1st Earl Grey (2), James Gambier Baron Gambier, George Baylor, Augustine Prevost, Archibald Campbell, John André, Charles Henry Count d'Estaing, Joseph Reed, Benedict Arnold, Henry Clinton, Benastre Tarleton (20, Lord Rawdon, Conte de Rochambeau, William Washington, Francis Kinloch. Prints: Mr. Serjeant Glyn, John Wilkes, Rev. Mr. John Horne (sitting at a table); Frederick 5th Earl of Carlisle and George Selwyn Esqre; Niagara - From a Cavern; [Death of Pulaski]; Recueil d'Estampes Representant Les Differents Evenemens de la Guerre qui a procure l'Independence aux Etats unis de l'Amérique; Fort Clinton - West Point; New York - Bay; An Exact Prospect of Charlestown, the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina; [Sargeant Jasper displaying the American flag at Fort Moultrie]; [Slaughter of Col. Bufords regiment at Charleston]. Letters: ALS, William Eden, Lord Aukland, to [?], February 21, 17888; ALS, Aaron Burr to Col. Monroe, June 5, 1795; ALS, William Goddard to Horatio Gates, April 28, 1785; ALS, John Sullivan to Nicholas Gilmon, April 4, 1788; ALS, John Sullivan to Noah Emery, August 11, 1789; A[aman.]LS, Comte D'Estaing to [?], November 18, 1772; ALS, Robert Howe to Jeremiah Wadsworth, September 12, 1779; ALS, Benjamin Lincoln to Col. Lyly, July 10, 1785; ALS, Henry Lee to [?], January 3, 1787; ALS, Jeremiah Wadsworth to Capt. Nehemiah, March 15, 1796; ALS, Joseph Reed to Caesar Rodney, Gov. of Delaware, November 15, 1779; ALS, Benjamin Lincoln to James Bowdoin, Gov. of Massachusetts, November 10, 1786; ALS, Banastre Tarleton to Robert Brownrigg, December 31, 1803; ALS, Moira (Lord Rawdon) to [I. Ridge?], August 12, 1808; ALS, U.S. Congress, Committee of Cooperation to Thomas Sim Lee, signed by Philip Schuyler, John Mathews, and Nathaniel Peabody,July 23, 1780; ALS, William Irvine to Mathias Slough, October 13, 1784; A[handwritten copy]LS, William Irvine to James Wilkinson, December 8, 1800; ALS, La Luzerne to Benjamin Harrison, Gov. of Virginia, June 24, 1782; ALS, Joseph Reed to Giles Hicks, February 28, 1781; ALS, Benjamin Lincoln to Gov. [?], February 11, 1788; ALS, Banastre Tarleton to Charles George, April 6, 1802; ALS, Lord Stirling (William Alexander) to [?], February 25, 1766; ALS, Henry Lee to James Greenleaf, July 28, 1794. Documents: ADS, Calvert Porter and C. Lee, [assignment of land, with signatures of Henry Lee and John Murray], February 12, 1780; A[aman.]DS, New Hampshire. Governor, 1785-1786 (John Langdon, 1741-1819), [Proclamation of Thanksgiving, in handwriting of John Sullivan], October 21, 1785; ADS. France. Ministère de Marine. Division de Bordeaux, [list of supplies needed for the ship Le Bizarre, signed by Comte d'Estaing], December 6, 1772; A[aman.]DS, Benjamin Lincoln, [statement of expenses], October 8, 1791-May 1794. Maps: Plan de la Bataille de Montmouth où le Gl. Washington Commandant l'Armeé Americaine Et le Gl. Clinton l'Armeé Anglaise, le 28 Juin 1778; [Rhode Island]; An Eye Sketch of the Falls of Niagara; Plan of the City & Harbour of Savannah 1818.

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Horne, John E., 1908-1985

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John E. Horne (1908-1985) was the Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board from 1962 to 1968. From the description of Horne, John E., 1908-1985 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571479 ...

Glyn, Serjeant.

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Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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James Wilkinson was born in Maryland and served as an officer in the American Revolution. In 1783 he settled in Kentucky, where he engaged in politics, land speculation, and trade. In 1805 he was appointed governor of Upper Louisiana. Wilkinson's activities in the West implicated him in the Spanish Conspiracy and the Burr Conspiracy; he was acquitted by a court of inquiry during the Burr investigation and by a court martial in 1811. He served as a military commander in the West during the War of...

Campbell, Archibald, Sir, 1739-1791

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Archibald Campbell was a surveyor. From the description of Map of land adjoining the westside of Lake George, Warren County, New York, 1791. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122573939 Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Fort St. George. From the description of Letter : to Henry Dundas, 1789 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122581319 Sir Archibald Campbell (1739-1791) was born at Inverneil, Scotland on August 21, 1739, the second son of James Campbell...