MONUMENTS OF WASHINGTON'S PATRIOTISM. AN APPEAL TO THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, THE OFFICERS OF THE GOVERNMENT, VISITERS, AND CITIZENS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND OTHERS.
[Washington: 1838]. 3pp, folded, split along most of fold. Caption title [as issued]. Small library rubberstamp at blank top margin of page 1. With printer's inscription at the top, "No. 544/ P.W. Gallaudet- 1000 copies/ April 2, 1838." Good+.
This is the Prospectus for the enlarged second edition of facsimiles of Washington's Revolutionary War accounts, published [as was the 1833 first edition] for the benefit of Washington's Manual Labour School and Male Orphan Asylum. The publication was overseen by a board of trustees which included Gallaudet, Peter Force, Leonidas Coyle, and Thomas Sewall. Sabin 101724n [noting this prospectus inserted in the Harvard copy]. OCLC 38933602 [1- Gallaudet U.]. Not in AI. Item #17589
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