, 1844-02-17
nREAT NATIONAL WORK.
TkGAT NIAL1ULsIAI " V9tsA'
TAPPAN & DENNET,
No. la, Washington street, Boston
proposes to publish by subscrlp-
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at the lew price of IS
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Ysse Life oG Washington,
BY p SPARKS,

II ES
BY JAPED SPARKS,
Each number 10 contain between for
" and fifty pages. and to he smbel
ished with the following fine steel and
copperpIate ~engravIngs. VIZ:
/. Portrait OF WASHINGTON at 40.
bv Peale. 3. Portrait of Mrs Wash
,octen at 40. by " ollaston. 8. View
of Nit. Vernon. A.. Battle of Brad
docks defeat. 5. Head quarters al
Cambridge. G. Plan Of Boston and
enviroRs. I. Head Quarters a. Nor
ristown. 8. Head Quarters at New
burg. 9. Plan al tarn~ ut Nj. Yer
non. 10. Battle OF he brandvwine.
II. Portrait Of Washington by Stuart.
-. Encampm-nt at Na!lv Forge.
10. Bat,l- Of Germantown. IA. Fac
imiIc of Washington's hand writing.
The portraits are Copied from the
origina! paintings. The plans. skct-
chcs and other cncravirgs. have been
compiled from the sest drawings, as
well French and English as Amer
can. Special aid was derived from
a series of manuscript drawings in the
possession Of Gen. Lafayette, which
are executed with scientific accuracy
and beauty.
The well known ability Of the au-
,hor. the abundant ean winch he
possessed, viz: More than two hun
fred 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
c~onfederacv curing tie Revelation;
as well rs the access he has gained
30 valuable papers in different parts
of The country. has brought into his
hands a mass Of materials, original
and important in their character.
which we trust will he found Ia have
have contributed essential aid IN eE
aiding him to execute with nor &c.
curacv and completeness his main
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Tor hu; great P~"cnH"aFy r"SP'hsl'"'-
" on the part of the publishers.
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