, 1844-04-20

TE,e E5Ee OF SzFaaEaigsgtosa,
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Each number 10 contain between for
tv and fifty pages. and +" he embei
ishod with the i2owna iire steel and
copperpIate onerarrgs. VIZ:
/. Portrait ot W#shm ton at 10,
by PeaIy. ). Portrait Of Mrs WASH
~incton At 40, BY Wn'Ias,"n. 5. View
!, of Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle Of Brat-
docks defeat. 5. Head quarters a
Cambridge. 6. Plan OF Boston and
environs. 7. Head Quarters at Nor
ristown. s. Head Quarters Mt New
/ burg. 9. Elan Of farrrs.a ut BIT. Yer
! non. 10. Battle o! ;hc Brandywine.
. II. Portrait OF Washington by Stuart.
-. Encampment at ValIv Forge.
!, lis. Battle of Germantown. II. Fac
-, imiIe of WashinCton's hand writing.
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n a series Of manuscript drawings in the
/ possession Of Gen. Lafayette. which
are executed with scientific accuracy
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