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Correspondence of the American Revolution : being letters of eminent men to George Washington, from the time of his taking command of the army to the end of his presidency
- Title
- Correspondence of the American Revolution : being letters of eminent men to George Washington, from the time of his taking command of the army to the end of his presidency / edited from the original manuscripts by Jared Sparks.
- Publication
- Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Company, 1853.
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- Description
- 4 volumes; 24 cm
- Subject
- Washington, George, 1732-1799 > Correspondence
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- 1775-1789
- Politics and government
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Sources
- United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789 > Sources
- United States
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Sources
- United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789
- Genre/Form
- History
- Personal correspondence
- Sources
- Note
- "The Appendixes to the first and second volumes comprise miscellaneous letters, designed to contribute additional facts concerning some of the large operations of the war, in which Washington was not engaged, except by a general supervision as Commander-in-chief, but which affected in a greater or less degree his own movements and plans."--Preface, Vol. 1, p. viii
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Vol. 1: 12 July 1775-8 October 1777 -- Operations in Canada, 14 August 1775-5 November 1776
- Vol. 2: 9 October 1777-20 June 1780 -- Operations in Virginia and South Carolina, 31 March 1776-24 August 1776 -- Operations of the Northern Army in Opposing the Expedition Under General Burgoyne, 25 June 1777-5 February 1781 -- Operations on Hudson's River, 29 September 1777-12 March 1778
- Vol. 3: 22 June 1780-21 February 1783
- Vol. 4: 12 March 1783-6 February 1797 -- Indexes
- LCCN
- 05006269
- OCLC
- ocm02083585
- 2083585
- SCSB-1295245
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library