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Tie EFCe CG Washington,
By JARED SPARK,
Zach number to cont.in between Tor
~ and fifty pages, and to he embel-
ished with the following fire steel and
copperpi@te engravIngs. viz:
i. Portrait of Washington at 40,
Nv Teale. S. Portrait Of Mrs Wash
in-ton at 40, by WoIlaston. 5. View
Of Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle OF Brad
docks defeat. ,. Head quarters =:
Cambridge. G. Plan Of Boston and
c~nvirous. I. Head Quarters at Nor
ri>toWn. 6. Head Quarters at New
burg. 9. Plan Of farms At Nit. YER
on. 10. Battle Of lie Brandywinc.
H.. Portrait OF Washington by Stuart.
70. Euc@upment at Na.iy Forge.
Is. Battle at Germantown. II. Fac
..n;,c OF Washing;on's hand vrilinE.
The portraits are copied from tie
original paintings. The plans. sh"'-
chcs and other ~engraviuGs, have been
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well French and English as AMER.
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q series ofraanuscriPt drawings in the
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are executed with scientific accuracy
and beauty.
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