A memorial containing a summary view of facts, with their authorities.
Subtitle: In answer to the Observations sent by the English ministry to the courts of Europe.
By: Translated from the French.
Contributors: Washington, George, 1732-1799.; Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, 1721-1765.; Napier, Robert, d. 1766.; American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress); Israel Thorndike Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed and sold by H. Gaine, at the printing-office at the Bible and crown, in Hanover-square
Published: 1757
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Military leadership.; Braddock's Campaign, 1755.; United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Sources.; Ohio River Valley -- History -- To 1795 -- Sources.
Notes: Signatures: [A]², B-Z⁴, Aa-Cc⁴.
The French original (Mémoire contenant le précis des faits [etc.]) was published at Paris by the French government in 1756 as a justification of the war with England.  In it were included documents captured from the British at Fort Necessity and at Braddock's defeat.
"The journal of Major Washington [March 31-June 27, 1754]": p. 70-96.
"A letter written by Colonel Napier, and sent to General Braddock, by order of the Duke of Cumberland [November 25, 1754]": p. 114-117.  It was this letter which called forth the ironical defence of the Duke of Cumberland, published at London in 1756 under the title: Reasons humbly offered, to prove, that the letter printed at the end of the French Memorial of justification, is a French forgery and falsly ascribed to His R--l H--ss.
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