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623 Eaton, Genl. Wm. Life of the late, several years an officer in the U. S. Army, etc., from his correspondence and other manuscripts. Port., 8vo, cf, pp. 448. Brookfield, 1813. $1.50

Seldom found with the portrait.

624 Ellet, Mrs. Domestic History of the American Revolution. 12mo, cl., pp. 308. New York, 1850. $1.25

625 Elliott, Capt. Barnard. Diary of Oct. 10, 1775 to March 19, 1788. (Revolutinary services in Charleston, the South, etc.) 110 pages, 8vo. Supplement to Charleston Year Book, 1889. 8vo, cl. $1.50

626 FORCE, P. American Archives, a collection of authentic Records, Papers, Letters, etc., forming a Documentary History of the Causes and Accomplishments of the American Revolution. 9 vols., large folios, half Russia. Wash., 1837-53. $20.00

This great storehouse of British Colonial and American history were printed by order of the United States Government.

627 Fortesque, J. W. A History of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own.) Portraits and colored plates, showing different uniforms. Roy. 8vo, cloth, pp. 246. London, 1895.

$3.00

Service in America, 1775-1783. West Indies and South America, 1795-1807. Two of the beautiful colored plates give correct representation of the different uniforms worn in America by King George's cavalry.

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628 Fox, Ebenezer. The Adventures of, in the Revolutionary War. Portrait Portrait and and curious illustrations. Small 12mo, cloth, pp. 240. Boston, 1838. $1.50

629 Franklin in France, from original documents mostly new printed for the first time. The Alliance. The Treaty of Peace, etc. Illust., 2 vols., 8vo, cloth. Boston, 1888. $3.50

630 Gibbes, R. W. Documentary History of the American Revolution. 1764-1776. 8vo, cloth, pp. 292. N. Y., $2.00

1855.

631 Goodrich, Chas. A. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Plate and five portraits. 8vo, boards, uncut, pp. 460. N. Y., 1829.

$2.50

632 Greene, George W. Historical View of the American Revolution. 12mo, cl., pp. 459. Boston, 1869. $1.50

633 Griswold, R. W. The Republican Court or American Society in the Days of Washington. 25 fine steel portraits, including Mrs. Washington, Madison, Jay, Beekman, Otis, Charles Carroll, etc. 4to, full morocco. N. Y., 1856. $5.00

634 Habersham, Major John (Con. tinental Army), Bibliographical Sketch of, by Charles C. Jones. Portrait. 8vo, paper. Privately Printed, 1886. $1.00

Scarce. Presentation copy to F. D. Stone.

635 Harris, General Lord. The Life and Services of, during his Campaign in America, West Indies, etc., by S. R. Lushington. Portrait. 8vo, cloth, pp. 549. London, 1840. $2.00

636 Hartley, David. Letters on the American War addressed to the Mayor, etc., of the Town of Kingston upon Hull. 4to, boards, pp. 93. London, 1778. $3.50

In the copy each letter has the autograph signature of the author.

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637 Hartley, David. An Address to the Committee of Associations of the County of York, on the State of Public Affairs (and of the War in America), Jan'y 3d, 1781. 4to, unbound. $2.00

Rare, by the author of Letters on the American War.

638 Heitman, F. B. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during the War of the Revolution, April, 1775, to December, 1783. (more than 12,000 names). 8vo, leath., pp. 534. Washington, 1893. $5.00

This valuable work also contains list of French Officers who served with the American Army, and list of battles, actions, etc.

639 How, David. Diary of, a private in Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's Regi

ment of the Mass. Line in Am. Revolution, with a biographical sketch of the Author, by Geo. Wingate Chase, and illustrative Notes by Henry B. Dawson. 4to, boards, uncut, pp. 51. Morrisania, 1865.

No. 55 of an edition of 250 copies.

$3.00

640 Howe, Lieut.-Gen'l Sir Wm. The Narrative of, in a Committee of the House of Commons, on the 29th of April, 1779, relative to his conduct during his late command of the King's Troops in North America. Third Ed. 4to, bds., pp. 110. Lond., 1781. $4.00 641 Hunter, James. Life and Times of, "General" of the Regulars at Guilford Battle Ground, and address by Jos. M. Morehead. 8vo, paper, pp. 73. Greensboro, N. C., 1898.

.75

642 IMPARTIAL HISTORY of the War in America between Great Britain and her Colonies. Exhibiting a circumstantial, connected and complete Account of the real Causes, Rise and Progress of the War, interspersed with Anecdotes and Characters of the different Commanders. Maps, and 13 full length portraits. 8vo, elegantly bound in full green levant morocco, gilt, extra, by Pratt. Lond. 1780. $37.50

A very choice copy, bright and clear impression of all the plates. They include General Washington, Lee, Putnam, Howe, Arnold, Gates, Dr. Franklin, etc.

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643 Jay, John. The Peace Nego

tiations of 1782 and 1783. An address delivered before the New York Historical Society. Maps. 8vo, paper, pp. 239. New York, 1884. $1.00

644 Johnson, Sir John. Orderly Book of, during the Oriskany Campaign, 1776-77, annotated by Wm. L. Stone, with Introduction and Life by J. Watts de Peyster, LL. D. Maps. 4to, unbound, pp. 273. Albany, 1882. $4.00

645 Jones, Alex. The Cymry of '76 or Welshmen and the Descendants

8vo,

of the American Revolution. cloth, pp 132. New York, 1855. $1.50

646 Jones, Chas. C. (Translator.) The Siege of Savannah in 1779, as described in two contemporaneous Journals of French Officers in the Fleet of Count D'Estaing, translated with notes by Chas. C. Jones. With fine map. 4to, cloth, pp. 77. Albany, 1874. $3.00

A limited number printed.

647 Jones, Chas H. History of the Campaign for the Conquest of Canada in 1776, from the death of Montgomery to the defeat of the British Army under Sir Guy Carleton. Ports. 8vo, cloth, pp. 234. Phila., 1882. $1.50

648 Kentucky Society. The Sons of the Revolution, with roll of Officers of the Virginia Line who received Land bounties, and a List of the Illinois Regiments who served under George Rogers Clark in the Northwest, etc. 8vo, cloth, pp. 286. Louisville, $2.50

1896.

649 Lafayette. Memoir of General LaFayette, embracing details of his Public and Private Life. Sketches of the American Revolution, etc. Port. 12mo, calf, pp. 455. New York, 1825.

$1.50

650 Lamb, Gen'l John. Memoir of the Life and Times of, an Officer of the Revolution who commanded the Post

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ings of a General Court-Martial held at Brunswick, N. J., by order of General Washington for Trial of Major General Lee. 8vo, paper, pp. 239. New York, 1864. $5.00

100 copies privately printed by F. S. Hoffman.

653 Lee, Major General Charles. Memoirs of. Second in Command in

the service of the U. S. A., during the Revolution, with his Letters, etc. 12mo, calf, pp. 284. N. Y., 1793. $3.00

654 Lee, Major General Charles. The Treason of. Second in Command in the American Army of the Revolution, by Geo. H. Moore. Portraits, fac similes, etc. 8vo, cloth. New York, 1860.

$3.00

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A few copies reprinted for Private Distribution, Brooklyn, 1873. Among the characters are Rebel Chiefs Washington, Putnam, Sullivan, etc. Scene. Partly within the Rebel lines at Brooklyn and partly at Gowanus.

656 Lossing, Benson J. The Pictorial Field-Book of the (Am.) Revolution, illustrated by Pen and Pencil of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the War of Independence. 1100 engravings, chiefly from original sketches by the author. 2 vols., 8vo, half morocco. N. Y., 1851-2.

$15.00

good copy of the first edition. Presentation copy to "George H. Moore, Esq., with kind regards of his friend Benson J. Lossing."

657 Macaulay, Catherine. An Address to the People of England, Scotland and Ireland, on the Present Important crisis of Affairs (in America, Stamp Act, Boston Tea Party, etc.) 8vo, half roan, pp. 30. Bath, R. Cruttwell, 1775. $2.00

The rare original edition, afterward reprinted in New York and London.

658 Marshall, Christopher. Passages from the Diary of, kept in Phila. and Lancaster during the Am. Revo

lution, 1774–77. Edited by Wm. Duane. 12mo, cloth, pp. 194. Phila., $1.00

1849.

659 Moore, Frank. Diary of the American Revolution from newspapers. and original documents, private diaries and other contemporaneous writings. Steel illusts. and maps. 2 vols., 8vo, cloth, N. Y., 1860. $2.50

660 MURRAY, James. An impar tial History of the present war in America with the various successes and disappointments on both sides. 23 portraits of the Military, Naval Commanders on each side and Plan of Boston. 2 vols., 8vo. calf. Newcastle, 1782. $18.00

Rare and highly prized for the portraits.

661 Names of Soldiers of the Am. Rev. who applied for State Bounty under Resolves of March 17th, 1835, and March 20 and 24th, 1836, as Appears of Record in (Maine) Land Office compiled by Chas. J. House. 8vo, pp. 50. Augusta, 1893. $1.00

662 Old Saratoga and the Burgoyne Campaign. A Brief Sketch of the Early History of the Famous Hunting Grounds and the Campaign which ended in the surrender of the British Army, at Saratoga, October 17th, 1777, with Concise Descriptions. of the Principal Places connected with the Surrender, by W. S. Ostrander. Maps and views of old houses. 16mo,

paper, 1897.

Only a few issued.

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664 Paterson, Maj. Gen. John. The Life of, by his great grandson, Thomas Egleston. Maps and illust. 8vo, cl., pp. 293. N. Y., 1894. $2.50

665 Pontgibaud, Chevalier. A French Volunteer of the War of Independence. Trans. and edited by Robert B. Douglas. Portrait. 12mo, cl., pp. 209. Paris, 1897. $1.75

666 Price, Richard. Two tracts on Civil Liberty, the War in America, and the Debts and Finances of the Kingdom. pp. 112. Also, additional observations on the nature and value of civil liberty. pp. 216 2 vols. in one, 8vo, old calf. Lond., 1778. $1.00

667 Putnam, Israel. Life of, by I. N. Tarbox. Portrait and map. 8vo, cl., pp. 389. Bost., 1876. $2.00

668 (Reed, Wm. B.) Life of Ester De Berdt afterward Ester Reed of Pennslyvania. Privately printed. 12mo, cl., pp. 336. Phil., 1853.

$3.50

Menzie's copy brought (hlf. mor.) $6.00. Printed for private circulation only. Repeal of Stamp Act, Philadelphia eighty years ago, Arrival of Tea Ships, Battle Lexington, Campaign of 1776 and Invasion of New Jersey, Revolutionary War, Correspondence with Washington in 1780, etc.

669 Report of a Committee of the Massachusetts Historical Society on Exchange of Prisoners during the American Revolutionary War. 8vo. half calf, pp. 26.

$1.50

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670 Ruttenber, E. M. Obstructions to the Navigation of Hudson's River; embracing the Minutes of the Secret Committee appointed by the Provincial Convention of New York, July 16, 1776, and other original documents relating to the Beacons (and Signals), (chain at Fort Montgomery) West Point, Fire ships and Rafts, etc., 4to, cloth, uncut, pp. 210. Albany, 1860. $7.50

Only a few printed. Munsell's Historical Series, No. 5.

671 Saffell, W. T. R. Records of the Revolutionary War, with names of the Officers and Privates of Regiments with dates of their commissions and enlistments. 8vo, cloth, pp. 555. Baltimore, 1894. $2.25

672 Sanderson, John. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. Illustrated with the celebrated series of fine portraits. 9 vols., 8vo, bds., uncut. Philadelphia, 1823$15.00

37.

Fine, large, uncut copy.

673 Sargent, Winthrop. The Loyal Verses of Joseph Stansbury and Doctor Jonathan Odell, relating to the American Revolution, now first edited by Winthrop Sargent. 4to, half morocco, pp. 199. Albany, 1860. $7.50

Rare, only a few issued. Munsell's Series, No. 6

674 Schuckers, J. W. A Brief Account of the Finances and Paper Money of the Revolutionary War. 8vo, paper, pp. 128. Phila., 1874. $1.25

675 Schuyler, George L. Correspondence and Remarks upon Bancroft's History of the Northern Campaign of 1777, and the character of Maj.-Genl. Philip Schuyler. 8vo, paper, pp. 47. New York, 1867.

.50

676 Simcoe, Gen. John G. Life and Times of. Together with some Account of Major Andre and Captain Brant. By D. B. Read. Illustrated, 8vo, cl., pp. 305. Toronto, 1890. $2.50

General Simcoe was Commander of the Cele

brated "Queen's Rangers," during the Revolution and the first governor of upper Canada.

Nuts for Contain

677 Smith, Horace W. Future Historians to Crack. ing Valley Forge Letters, Cadwalader Pamphlets, etc. 8vo, cloth, pp. 90. Phila., 1856. $1.00

678 Smith, T. Marshall. Legends of the War of Independence, and of the Earlier Settlements in the West. 8vo, cloth, pp. 297. Louisville, 1855. $2.00

679 Snowden, Richard. The Columbiad; or a Poem on the American War in 13 Cantos. 12mo, full calf, pp. 45. Clinton (Ohio).

$2.50

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681 Stamp Act. Observations on Several Acts of Parliament, Passed in the 4th, 6th, and 7th Years of his present Majesty's Reign; and also on the Conduct of the Officers of the Customs, since those acts were passed, and the Board of Commissioners appointed to Reside in America. Published by the Merchants of Boston. 4to, half mor., 24 pages. (Boston), Edes & Gill, 1769. $10.00

682 Steuben, Fred'k W. The Life of, Major-General in the Revolutionary Army. Portrait. 8vo, cloth, pp. 753. New York, 1859.

$1.50

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Only 150 copies were beautifully printed for the author.

685 Sullivan, Major Gen. John. Journal of the Military Expedition against the Six Nations of Indians in 1779, with Records of the Centennial Celebrations, by Frederick Cook. Steel portraits, plans, maps, etc. Royal 8vo, cl., pp. 580. Auburn, 1887. $3.00

686 The Diseases incident to Armies, with the Method of Cure. Translated from the Original of Baron Van Swieten. Published for the Use of Military and Naval Surgeons in R. Bell, 1776. America. 8vo, calf, pp. 164. Phila., $3.50

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