Eulogium, on the Character of General Washington, Late President of the United States; Pronounced at the Request of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati, Before the President of the United States, and the Members of Both Houses of Congress
de Jackson, William
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Good +
- Librería
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Philadelphia, Pa: John Ormrod, 1800. Paperback. Good +. Title page continued: "on the twenty-second day of February, eighteen hundred, in the German Reformed Church, Philadelphia." "New Edition." 44 p.; 21 cm. Signatures: [A]2 B-F4 (8vo). Woodcut head piece and tailpiece. Disbound from a nonce volume. Early American Imprints, 1st series (Evans), 37695. President George Washington had died on December 14, 1799, less than three years after leaving office. His sudden death inspired mourning throughout the new nation. Major William Jackson fought in the American Revolution and became aide to Major General Benjamin Lincoln before being assigned to General Washington's staff. In 1795 he married Elizabeth Willing, daughter of Thomas Willing, a prominent Philadelphia merchant and banker. In 1796 Washington appointed him Collector of the Port of Philadelphia, which post he held until 1801 when President Thomas Jefferson dismissed him. In 1799 Jackson became president of the Society of the Cincinnati, remaining in that office until his death in 1828. Very scarce. In Good+ Condition: disbound; foxed throughout; 2.5-cm. tear from upper edge of 2nd leaf, not touching text; slight loss at upper corners of last two leaves, not touching text; pages are otherwise clean and solid.
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- Librería
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 001584
- Título
- Eulogium, on the Character of General Washington, Late President of the United States; Pronounced at the Request of the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati, Before the President of the United States, and the Members of Both Houses of Congress
- Autor
- Jackson, William
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- John Ormrod
- Lugar de publicación
- Philadelphia, Pa
- Fecha de publicación
- 1800
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Ephemera; Biography & Autobiography; American History;
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