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A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. [electronic res...

A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. [electronic res...

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A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. [electronic resource] : Faithfully taken from authentic documents, and, now, in a third edition improved, respectfully offered to the perusal of his countrymen; as also, of all others who wish to see human nature in its most finished form. Price, 37 1/2 cents. [Four lines of verse] By the Rev. M.L. Weems, of Lodge No. 50--Dumfries.

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A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. [electronic resource] : Faithfully taken from authentic documents, and, now, in a third edition improved, respectfully offered to the perusal of his countrymen; as also, of all others who wish to see human nature in its most finished form. Price, 37 1/2 cents. [Four lines of verse] By the Rev. M.L. Weems, of Lodge No. 50--Dumfries.

Publisher

Philadelphia : Re-printed by John Bioren, no. 83 Chesnut Street, for the author. (Entered according to law.), [1800?]

Date

[1800?]

Record Identifier

74VKp5Bgd3QX

MMS ID

991019483079702626

Language

English

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Physical content

84 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 8°.

Publication information

Publisher

Philadelphia : Re-printed by John Bioren, no. 83 Chesnut Street, for the author. (Entered according to law.), [1800?]

Place of Publication

United States of America

Date Published

[1800?]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. [electronic resource] : Faithfully taken from authentic documents, and, now, in a third edition improved, respectfully offered to the perusal of his countrymen; as also, of all others who wish to see human nature in its most finished form. Price, 37 1/2 cents. [Fou...

Notes

General note

Dedicated to Martha Washington.

Frontispiece portrait of Washington engraved by Benjamin Tanner.

Date of publication suggested by E.E.F. Skeel in: Mason Locke Weems: his works and ways, 1929, v. 1, p. 13.

Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Citation / References Note

Evans, 39063.

Sabin, 102484.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VKp5Bgd3QX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKp5Bgd3QX

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MMS ID

991019483079702626