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... Army , and was taken prisoner by the Americans when that wing of the British Army fell into their hands . A graphic personal narrative . " Whitmore , $ 7 . per vol .; Morrell , $ 5 . per vol . 10 ANDRE , MAJOR JOHN . Cow - Chace , in ...
... Army , and was taken prisoner by the Americans when that wing of the British Army fell into their hands . A graphic personal narrative . " Whitmore , $ 7 . per vol .; Morrell , $ 5 . per vol . 10 ANDRE , MAJOR JOHN . Cow - Chace , in ...
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... Trial , Execution and various matter connected with the History of Major JOHN ANDRE , Adjutant General of the British Army in America , A. D. , 1780. 12 Fine plates , consisting of 450 550 4 Portraits of Andre , Arnold , Paulding , etc. , ...
... Trial , Execution and various matter connected with the History of Major JOHN ANDRE , Adjutant General of the British Army in America , A. D. , 1780. 12 Fine plates , consisting of 450 550 4 Portraits of Andre , Arnold , Paulding , etc. , ...
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... Army in North America . Portrait . Thick 8vo ; cloth , uncut . Boston , 1861 LARGE PAPER . 75 COPIES PRINTED . Fisher , $ 15 ; Morrell , $ 12 ; Fowle , $ 11 ; Whitmore , $ 8.50 ; Roche , $ 8 . 1200 16 ANDRE . SMITH , JOSHUA HETT . An ...
... Army in North America . Portrait . Thick 8vo ; cloth , uncut . Boston , 1861 LARGE PAPER . 75 COPIES PRINTED . Fisher , $ 15 ; Morrell , $ 12 ; Fowle , $ 11 ; Whitmore , $ 8.50 ; Roche , $ 8 . 1200 16 ANDRE . SMITH , JOSHUA HETT . An ...
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... army he commanded . Fine Map and Plans of Battles , with 17 rare and valu- able Plates inserted , among which are Portraits of Bur- goyne , Sir Guy Carleton , Gates , Baron Riedesel , etc. , and also the very scarce folding plate of ...
... army he commanded . Fine Map and Plans of Battles , with 17 rare and valu- able Plates inserted , among which are Portraits of Bur- goyne , Sir Guy Carleton , Gates , Baron Riedesel , etc. , and also the very scarce folding plate of ...
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... army . He remonstrated , and was again ordered , and in consequence resigned all his civil and military employments . In this letter he gives an explanation . of his conduct . 60 BURGOYNE . Orderly Book of Lieut . Gen. John Burgoyne ...
... army . He remonstrated , and was again ordered , and in consequence resigned all his civil and military employments . In this letter he gives an explanation . of his conduct . 60 BURGOYNE . Orderly Book of Lieut . Gen. John Burgoyne ...
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Page 16 - An Oration, delivered March 5th, 1772, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, to Commemorate the Bloody Tragedy of the Fifth of March, 1770.
Page 33 - By the Spaniards called Florida, and by the French La Louisiane. As also of the Great and Famous River Meschacebe, or Mississippi, the Five Vast Navigable Lakes of Fresh Water, and the parts adjacent, together with an Account of the Commodities of the Growth and Production of the said Province, and a Preface containing some Considerations on the Consequences of the French making Settlements there.
Page 34 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Page 150 - But why should I expect to be exempt from censure, the unfailing lot of an elevated station ? Merit and talents, with which I can have no pretensions of rivalship, have ever been subject to it.
Page 58 - ... Four Thousand Miles, between New France and New Mexico; with a Description of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants, and Animals.
Page 66 - Wherein you have the setting out of a Ship, with the charges; The prices of all necessaries for furnishing a Planter and his Family at his first coming...
Page 156 - The United States in Congress assembled, ordered this statue to be erected in the year of our Lord 1783, in honor of George Washington, the illustrious commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America, during the war which vindicated and secured their liberty, sovereignty and independence.
Page 83 - New England's Memorial ; or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God, manifested to the planters of New-England in America ; with special reference to the first colony thereof, called NewPlimouth.
Page 60 - A Candid and Impartial Narrative of the Transactions of the Fleet, under the Command of Lord Howe, from the Arrival of the Toulon Squadron, on the Coast of America, to the Time of his Lordship's Departure for England.
Page 39 - The History and Antiquities of Boston, the Capital of Massachusetts, and Metropolis of New England, from its Settlement in 1630, to the Year 1770. Also, An Introductory History of the Discovery and Settlement of New England. With Notes, Critical and Illustrative. By Samuel G.