, 1843-12-16

TAPPAN & DENNET.
No. l44, Washington street. Boston,
proposes to publish by s~ubscriP-
ton, in IA monthly numbers,
az the low price Of IS
cents each number.
The Life OF Washington,
BY JARED SPARKS,

BY JARED sIARKS,
Each number 10 contain between for
~ and fifty pages, aud 10 be enbe!
ished with the following flee steel ans
copperplate eEg.a"in2s. viz:
/. Portrait at Warrington 1t &C
bv Peal. 2. Portrait of MIS- Wash
inIton at 40, hy II oiiastor. 8. View
of lii. Vernon. j. battle Of Brad
docks defeat. ). Head quarters I
Cambridge. {. Plan ct boston and
env,rnus. :. Head euar,ersa al M,r
ristown. 8. Head Quarters at Mex.
burg. 3. rlaa Of larms 1t Nj. Yer.
non. 10. Battle of The Brandywine.
II. Portrait g! Washington by @>;lusrt.
-. EncamPmen! at VaIly Forge.
Is. Bltiie at Germantown. l.. Fac
>imiie OF WasHihginn's hand writing.
The portraits are copied (gGm tie
original paintings. The plans, sker.
chcs and otH"~ caIravIrL-. awe been
Compiled i.y,n g. = re>r dr.alu-- a.,
vii F,eLch ana E!Dattsh a. ;uen.
can. Spccal an Was - .:,i from
4 series Of manuscnp,a drawings ~ the
possession Of Gen. aiaycitc. which
are executed with scientific accuracy
and bsauty.
The well known ability Of the au-
thor. the abundant mean which he
possessed. VIZ: More ,haa two nun
bred folio volumes of .be original
manuscript purchased By Congress.
ten years researches II the public Of
fees in London. Paris, WASHINGTON.
and ali the States which iotmed the
coC.ederacy Guriag the Revelations;
well as the access he has gained
to va!uable papers in different parts
of The country, has brought lnto lis
hands a mass OF materials. original
and important III their character.
which We trust wall be iJuud 10 i.al"
contributed essential AID III en-
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curacy and completeness hls mai.
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not only involves extended and labu-
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tor. bot great ?~Cuniary responsible
y on the part 81 the publishers.
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