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, Arbutnot and Digby; to General Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis, Sir Guy Carleton, Marquis de la Fayette, &c. &c
Publisher: Printed by G. Robinson and J. Bull. London: Re-printed for F. and C. Rivington
Published: 1796
Place of publication: New-York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Notes: (Title continued) 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.

"The first seven letters, pp. 1-66, are absolute forgeries."--Evans.

Leaf inserted before title-page, bearing the date of March 9, 1797, in which Washington denounces the forged letters.

Portrait lacking.

Blank leaf following page xiv.

Manuscript note of Chancellor Kent regarding forgeries on blank leaf at beginning of book.

Evans, C. American bibliography, 30392