THE TOUR OF JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN STATES, IN 1817; HIS TOUR IN THE YEAR 1818; TOGETHER WITH A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE; WITH DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES THROUGH WHICH HE PASSED.

Published by Hartford: Published by Silus Andrus, 1820.

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Denoted the second edition on the titlepage, though preceded by printings in Hartford of 1818 and 1819. A good contemporary account of Monroe's northeastern tours. Monroe conducted his tour at the very outset of his administration, followed shortly by another inspection of the South and Southwest. The chief aim of the tour was to allow inspection of the American defenses as they stood along the border with Canada. It consumed three months, during which Monroe travelled as far west as Detroit. This is one of two contemporary accounts published of the tour, the other being Monroe's Narrative of a Tour of Observation., published in 1818 and relating more to military matters. The work additionally includes a biographical sketch, the text of his inaugural address, and related correspondence. HOWES W29. SABIN 101012. 12mo. Contemporary calf, spine ruled in gilt, gilt leather label. Boards somewhat rubbed and scuffed, worn at edges and joints. Front free endpaper neatly excised, contemporary and later 19th-century ownership inscriptions to frontispiece recto. Interior somewhat foxed and tanned. About very good.…

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THE TOUR OF JAMES MONROE, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN STATES, IN 1817; HIS TOUR IN THE YEAR 1818; TOGETHER WITH A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE; WITH DESCRIPTIVE AND HISTORICAL NOTICES OF THE PRINCIPAL PLACES THROUGH WHICH HE PASSED.
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Hartford: Published by Silus Andrus, 1820.

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