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Book/Printed Material The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America throughout the war which established their independence

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Title

  • The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America throughout the war which established their independence; and first president of the United States

Names

  • Ramsay, David, 1749-1815
  • Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826, former owner
  • Thomas Jefferson Library Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New-York : Printed by Hopkins & Seymour, and sold, wholesale and retail, by Geo. F. Hopkins, no. 118, Pearl-Street : Sold also by the principal booksellers in Boston, Providence, Newport, Hartford, and New-Haven ; By C. and A. Conrad and Co. and Samuel F. Bradford, Philadelphia ; Warner and Hanna, and Cole and I. Bonsal, Baltimore ; William Pritchard, Richmond ; Robert Gray, Alexandria ; E. Morford and John Hoff, Charleston. Sold likewise, wholesale only, by the proprietor, E.S. Thomas, Baltimore., 1807.

Headings

  • -  Washington, George,--1732-1799

Notes

  • -  LAC ecr 2019-04-25 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC scc 2020-03-12 no edits ( 2 card)

Medium

  • viii, 376 p. : front. (port.) ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E312 .R13
  • E312 .R13 Copy 5. Holmes Coll. Inscriptions: Isaac Shelby; OW Holmes [?] R.C. Johnson, March 8/91.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 03027057

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ramsay, David, Isaac Shelby, Thomas Jefferson Library Collection, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection. The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of Americathroughout the war which established their independence; and first president of the United States. New-York: Printed by Hopkins & Seymour, and sold, wholesale and retail, by Geo. F. Hopkins, no. 118, Pearl-Street: Sold also by the principal booksellers in Boston, Providence, Newport, Hartford, and New-Haven ; By C. and A. Conrad and Co. and Samuel F. Bradford, Philadelphia ; Warner and Hanna, and Cole and I. Bonsal, Baltimore ; William Pritchard, Richmond ; Robert Gray, Alexandria ; E. Morford and John Hoff, Charleston. Sold likewise, wholesale only, by the proprietor, E.S. Thomas, Baltimore, 1807. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/03027057/.

APA citation style:

Ramsay, D., Shelby, I., Thomas Jefferson Library Collection, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection & Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection. (1807) The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of Americathroughout the war which established their independence; and first president of the United States. New-York: Printed by Hopkins & Seymour, and sold, wholesale and retail, by Geo. F. Hopkins, no. 118, Pearl-Street: Sold also by the principal booksellers in Boston, Providence, Newport, Hartford, and New-Haven ; By C. and A. Conrad and Co. and Samuel F. Bradford, Philadelphia ; Warner and Hanna, and Cole and I. Bonsal, Baltimore ; William Pritchard, Richmond ; Robert Gray, Alexandria ; E. Morford and John Hoff, Charleston. Sold likewise, wholesale only, by the proprietor, E.S. Thomas, Baltimore. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/03027057/.

MLA citation style:

Ramsay, David, et al. The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of Americathroughout the war which established their independence; and first president of the United States. New-York: Printed by Hopkins & Seymour, and sold, wholesale and retail, by Geo. F. Hopkins, no. 118, Pearl-Street: Sold also by the principal booksellers in Boston, Providence, Newport, Hartford, and New-Haven ; By C. and A. Conrad and Co. and Samuel F. Bradford, Philadelphia ; Warner and Hanna, and Cole and I. Bonsal, Baltimore ; William Pritchard, Richmond ; Robert Gray, Alexandria ; E. Morford and John Hoff, Charleston. Sold likewise, wholesale only, by the proprietor, E.S. Thomas, Baltimore, 1807. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/03027057/>.