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On the exchange of prisoners...
On the exchange of prisoners...
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GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1779* American Revolutionary War prisoners
* Founding father Francis Lightfoot Lee
Inside includes the: "Second Letter from Admiral Gambier to the American Congress" which is his plea for the release of: "...an innocent officer imprisoned for being the bearer of a sealed packet..." with much more. This if followed be a letter signed in type by: Francis Lightfoot Lee.
Near the back under "American News" is: "...some letters that had passed between Sir Henry Clinton & Gen. Washington for the exchange of prisoners...The Marquis de la Fayette...embarked at Boston...in order...to make representations to his court in favour of the United States. He carried with him fresh instructions to Dr. Franklyn [Franklin] with orders from the Congress to present the marquis with an elegant sword set with diamonds."
The foldout map of the Grand Canal in Ireland is present.
Complete in 56 pages, 5 by 8 inches, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, closely trimmed at the right margin of the title page, nice condition.
A nice Revolutionary War era magazine from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content beyond the war reports noted. This was the very first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731.
Category: Revolutionary War
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