Epistles domestic, confidential and official, from General Washington
Subtitle: written about the commencement of the American contest, when he entered on the command of the army of the United States : with an interesting series of his letters, particularly to the British admirals, Arbuthnot and Digby, to Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Sir Guy Carleton, Marquis de la Fayette, &c. &c. : to Benjamin Harrison, esq., speaker of the House of delegates in Virginia, to Admiral the Count de Grasse, General Sullivan, respecting an attack of New-York : including many applications and addresses presented to him with his answers : orders and instructions, on important occasions, to his aids de camp, &c. &c. &c., none of which have been printed in the two volumes published a few months ago
Contributors: Washington, George, 1732-1799; Randolph, John, 1727 or 8-1784; Vardill, John, 1749-1811
Series: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time -- 12417-12420
Publisher: Printed by G. Robinson and J. Bull
Published: 1796
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783
Notes: A reprint of seven spurious letters, originally pub. London, 1777, under title: Letters from General Washington. To several of his friends in the year 1776

The spurious letters occupy p. 4-66 of the present edition, the remainder of the volume being an appendix of letters and other documents, apparently authentic

The authorship of the spurious letters has been attributed to John Vardill and John Randolph

Inserted is a sheet containing a letter from Washington (dated March 3, 1797) denying the authenticity of the seven letters above-mentioned

Sabin 101742

Microfiche. Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, 1993. 4 microfiches : negative. (Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America, from its discovery to the present time ; 12417-12420)