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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; including many application 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.;

260 a| New-York :b| Printed by G. Robinson, corner of William and John Streets, and J. Bull no. 115, Cherry-Street, and sold by James Rivington, no. 156, Pearl-Street,c| M,DCC,XCVI. [1796] (Copy right secured);

300 a| xiv, 2 unnumbered pages, 303 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates :b| portrait ;c| 8⁰.;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| computerb| c2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resourceb| cr2| rdacarrier;

500 a| The first seven letters are spurious, and have been attributed to both John Vardill ("Poplicola") 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, W.C. The spurious letters attributed to Washington, Brooklyn, 1889.;

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

500 a| Error in paging: p. 206-208 misnumbered 106-108.;

509 a| Signatures: [1]⁴ 2⁴ A-2P⁴ (2P4 verso blank; gatherings H and I unsigned);

510 4 a| Evans,c| 30392;

510 4 a| English Short Title Catalog,c| W31936.;

500 a| Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).;

600 10 a| Washington, George,d| 1732-1799v| Portraits.=| ^A640753;

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

700 1 a| Randolph, John,d| 1727-1784,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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

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

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 1728-1784.=| ^A686978;

700 1 a| Robinson, G.,e| printer.=| ^A1099552;

700 1 a| Bull, John,d| active 1795-1797,e| printer.=| ^A1112624;

700 1 a| Rivington, James,d| 1724-1802e| bookseller.=| ^A481964;

700 1 a| Savage, Edward,d| 1761-1817,e| illustrator.=| ^A482738;

700 1 a| Rollinson, William,d| 1762-1842,e| engraver.=| ^A479264;

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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; including many application 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.

Format	Electronic
Publication Info	New-York : Printed by G. Robinson, corner of William and John Streets, and J. Bull no. 115, Cherry-Street, and sold by James Rivington, no. 156, Pearl-Street, M,DCC,XCVI. [1796] (Copy right secured)
Description	xiv, 2 unnumbered pages, 303 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content	Full text online
Subjects	Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits. United States--Politics and government. --1775-1783.

Other author/creator	Randolph, John, 1727-1784, author.
Other author/creator	Vardill, John, 1749-1811 author.
Other author/creator	Washington, George, 1732-1799 author.
Other author/creator	Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Other author/creator	Vardill, John, 1749-1811.
Other author/creator	Randolph, John, 1727 or 1728-1784.
Other author/creator	Robinson, G., printer.
Other author/creator	Bull, John, active 1795-1797, printer.
Other author/creator	Rivington, James, 1724-1802 bookseller.
Other author/creator	Savage, Edward, 1761-1817, illustrator.
Other author/creator	Rollinson, William, 1762-1842, engraver.
General note	The first seven letters are spurious, and have been attributed to both John Vardill ("Poplicola") 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, W.C. The spurious letters attributed to Washington, Brooklyn, 1889.
General note	Frontispiece portrait of George Washington engraved by William Rollinson after the painting by Edward Savage.
General note	Error in paging: p. 206-208 misnumbered 106-108.
General note	Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References	Evans, 30392
References	English Short Title Catalog, W31936.
Reproduction note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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