AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE OF THE HONORABLE MAJOR-GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM

Published by Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford, 1788

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12mo., vi, [1], 8-187, [1] pages; G-; bound in full contemporary calf, morocco label to spine with gilt titling; moderate shelfwear, rubbing, and scratching to boards, bumping to corners; bookplate removed from front pastedown; foxing throughout; a well-read copy, with a multitude of closed tears and chips missing from edges where a finger would be held; large closed tear to center of title page; '10 books' in ink to rear pastedown; 'David' written in pencil on title page. Shelved in Case 1. Sabin 33804; ESTC W32010; The first biography of Putnam, written by his aide-de-camp. Putnam fought in the Revolutionary War and the French and Indian War. David Humphreys was an American Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to George Washington. His purchase of merino sheep made him be considered the founder of the woolen industry. One year after publishing this book, he published the only biography approved by George Washington to be published in his lifetime. 1363982. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

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Title
AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE OF THE HONORABLE MAJOR-GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM
Author
Humphreys, David
Publisher
Hudson and Goodwin, Hartford
Publication year
1788
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Edition.
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