, 1844-02-03
GREAT NATIONAL WORK.
GREAT NATLONAL WORK.
TAPPAN & DENNET,
No. IA. Washington street. Boston
proposes to publish by subscriP-
ton, in ID monthly numbers,
at the low price OF IS
cents each number.
The Life Of Washington,

BY JARED SPARKS.
Each number 10 contain between for,
" and fifty pages, and to be embel
ished with the following fine steel and
copperplate engravings. viz:
!. Portrait Of Washington ut 40,
bv Peale. ;. Portrait of Mrs Wash
ineton ut 40, by Wollaston. 3. View
of Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle of Brad
docks defeat. S. Head quarters al
Cambridge. G. Plan of Boston and
enviroEs. I. Head Quarters at Nor
ristown. o. Head Quarters At New
burg. 9. Plan of farms at lit. Yer.
non. 10. Battle Of lie Brandvwine.
ii. Portrait of Washington by Stuart.
-. Encampmcnt at NaIly Forge.
l3. Battle Of Germantown. "A. Fac
imi!c of Washington hand writing.
The PORTRAITS are copied from the
original paintings. The plans, sket,
cheS and other engrayIrC<. have been
compiled from the lest drawings. as
well French and English as Ameri
can. Special aid was derived from
a series ofmanuScrip: drawings in tie
possession Of Gen. Lafayette, which
are executed with scientific accuracy
and beauty.
The well known ability OF the au-
thor. the abuDdant means when he
possessed. VIZ: More than two hun
Ared folio volumes of the original
manuscript purchased by Congress,
ten years researches in the public Of
fees in London. Paris, Washington.
and ali The States which formed the
confederacy curing the Revolution;
as well as the access he has ga.ucd
to valuable papers in different parts
oflhe country, has brought into his
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and important in their character.
which we trust vii lie found 'o have
have contributed essrnriai aid in IN
Aiding him to execute with more &c.
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