, 1844-05-11
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TEac Life OF Washington,
BY JARED SPARKS.
Each number to contain between for
" and fifty pages, and to be embel
ished with The following fine steel and
copperpIate o~ngravings, viz:
/. Portrait Of Washington at 40,
bv Peale. 3. Portrait Of Mrs Wash
incton at 40, by Woi!aslon. s. View
Of Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle OF Brad
docks defeat. ). Head quarters At
Cambridge. 6. Plan Of Boston and
e~nvirons. I. Head Quarters at Nor
ristown. 8. Head Quarters at New
burg. 9. Plan Of farms at Mt. Yer
non. 10. Battle Of The Brandywlne.
II. Portrait Of Washington by Stuart.
10. Encampment at Vally Forge.
IS. Battle Of Germantown. ii. Fac
imiie of Washington's hand writing.
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original paintings. The plans. sket.
chcs and other e~ngravings. have been
compiled from the best drawings, as
well French and English as Amerl-
can. Special aid was derived from
a series ofmanuscript drawings IN the
possession Of Gen. Lafayette, which
are executed with scientific accuracy
and beauty.
The well known ability of the au-
thor. the abundant means which he
possessed. viz: More than two hun
bred folio volumes of the Original
manuscript purchased by Congress,
ten wears researches in the public Of
fees in London. Paris, Washington,
and all the States which formed the
c~onfederacv during the Revolution
as well as the access he has gained
h to valuable papers in different parts
of,he country, has brought into his
hands q mass Of materials, original
and important in their character
which we trust wll be found to have
have contributed essential aid IN en-
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~curacv and completeness. his main
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