Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.
2. Knight, Franklin.
3. Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum.
4. Stuart Collection.
5. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Description

1. 10 p. l., [1], 52, 65-66, [3], [65]-104 p. incl. facsims., plan. 6 pl., 3 port. (incl. front.); 35 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subject

1. Washington, George, 1732-1799

Contents

1. Fac-simile of letters [addressed to Franklin Knight] commending the plan of publishing a third edition.--Introduction: Ancestry of Washington. Chronological statement of the principal events of his life.--Lines by the Rev. William Jay.--Monumental inscription.--Certificate from the office of the register of the Treasury department.--Facsimile of Washington's account of expenses from 1775 to 1783.--Plan of a line of march to Fort Duquesne.--Resolutions of Congress: Washington appointed commander-in-chief. His acceptance. Commission.--Circular letter of Washington to the governors of the several states.--

Call number

1. AN+ (Washington) (Washington, G. Monuments of Washington's patriotism. 1841)

Note

1. An earlier reproduction of the accounts, without the accompanying documents of the present edition, was published, Washington, 1833, under title: Fac simile of Washington's accounts.
2. Resolution of Congress to erect an equestrian statue of Washington.--Washington visits Princeton by request of Congress: Address to him by the president of Congress. His reply.--Farewell address of Washington to the army of the United States. Reply of the officers.--Washington takes leave of the officers of the army in New-York.--Speech of Washington on resigning his commission. Answer by the president of Congress.--Washington inaugurated president of the United States.--Proclamation for a day of thanksgiving.--Washington's legacy: or, Farewell address to the people of the United States.--Letter of Washington accepting the command of the army in 1778.--Funeral oration on the death of Washington, by General Henry Lee.--Constitution of the United States.

Source (note)

1. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society;

Author

1. Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Title

1. Monuments of Washington's patriotism: containing a facsimile of his public accounts, kept during the revolutionary war; and some of the most interesting documents connected with his military command and civil administration.

Imprint

1. Washington, Pub. by the trustees of Washington's Manual Labour School and Male Orphan Asylum, 1841.

Edition

1. 3d ed., with additions and embellishments.

Source

1. Gift; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; 2008.

Connect to:

1. Full text available via HathiTrust

Added author

1. Lee, Henry, 1756-1818.
2. Knight, Franklin.
3. Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum.
4. Stuart Collection.
5. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

LCCN

1. 08025309

Research call number

1. AN+ (Washington) (Washington, G. Monuments of Washington's patriotism. 1841)
2. Stuart 1211
3. NYGB E 312.81 1841