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.; Savage, Edward, 1761-1817.; Rollinson, William, 1762-1842.; Force, Peter, 1790-1868, former owner.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress); Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress); John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by G. Robinson ... and J. Bull ... sold by James Rivington ...
Published: 1796
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Correspondence.; Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Forgeries.; Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence.; United States -- Politics and government -- Sources.; United States -- History -- Errors, inventions. etc.
Genres: Correspondence.; Forgeries.; Sources.
Notes: Evans 30392
A reprint of seven spurious letters, orginally published London, 1777, under title: Letters from General Washington to several of his friends in the year 1776.
The authorship of the spurious letters has been attributed to John Vardill and John Randolph.
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.
Inserted between p. [ii] and p. [iii] is a sheet containing a letter from Washington (dated March 3, 1797) denying the authenticity of the seven letters above mentioned.
Signatures: pi⁸ A-2P⁴; second alphabet signed with single capital letter followed by the number 2.
Plate (portrait of Washington) signed: Savage Pinx.t., Rollinson, Sc.t.
LC copy has inserted before p. [ii] a newspaper clipping from the Richmond Republic mounted on 2 extra leaves tipped in. From the Peter Force collection.