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George Washington letter on the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown...
George Washington letter on the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown...
Item # 668882
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THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, May, 1791 Several pages are taken up with: "A Brief Examination of Lord Sheffield's Observation on the Commerce of the United States" with details on the manufacture of "Naval Stores" "Pot and Pearl Ashes" and also: "That it Musts Always be the Situation of the United States to Court Great Britain".Other articles include: "Observations on the Relative Situation of Fugitives from America to England..."; An article: "A Description of the Surprising Cataract in the Great River Connecticut" includes an illustration, rarely found in period magazines.
Also: "On Secrecy" and a portion of an ongoing story: "The Negro Equaled by Few Europeans" which takes 8 pages; and a portion of another ongoing article: "Essay on the Influence of Religion in Civil Society" which takes 6 pages.
A nice feature is a page-long letter datelined at "Mount Vernon, July 31, 1788 and signed in type: George Washington, concerning an inquiry on what led to the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Complete in 56 pages, disbound, full title/contents page with a decorative embellishment, 5 by 8 1/4 inches, minimal foxing, some period doodling to the title page, generally nice.
One of the more successful American magazines of the 18th century, in fact one of a relatively few which survived more than a few years.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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