The writings of George Washington, being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations.

Purchased from Gilman, Crompond, N.Y.Bookplates of Henry B. H. Beaufoy and Ralph Frederica Pulitzer.Bound in maroon leather; stamped in gold; marbled edges; marbled endpapers.Imprint: vol. 1,12; Boston, American Stationer's Company, John B. Russell, 1837. v. 2-6; Boston, Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co. 1834. v. 7-9; Boston, Russell, Odiorne, and Metcalf, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co., 1835. v. 10-11; Boston, Russell, Shattuck, and Williams, and Hilliard, Gray, and Co., 1836.v. 1. Life.--v. 2. Official letters relating to the French war, and private letters before the American revolution, 1754-May, 1775.--v. 3-8 Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution. June, 1775, to July, 1776 (v. 3); July, 1776, to July, 1777 (v. 4); July, 1777, to July, 1778 (v. 5); July, 1778, to March, 1780 (v. 6); March, 1780, to April, 1781 (v. 7); April, 1781, to December, 1783 (v. 8).--v. 9. Private letters from the time Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the army to that of his inauguration as president of the United States, December, 1783, to April, 1789.--v.10. Letters official and private, from the beginning of his presidency to the end of his life. May, 1789, to November, 1794 (v.10) November, 1794, to Demember, 1799 (v.11).--v.12. Speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses.Mode of access: Internet.Copy 2. Imprint varies