A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. : Faithfully taken from authentic documents, and, now, in a second edition improved, respectfully offered to the perusal of his countrymen; as also, all others who wish to see human nature in its most finished form. Price, 25 cents. [Four lines of verse] By the Rev. M.L. Weems, of Lodge No. 50--Dumfries.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825.

Contributor:

Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825, publisher.

Washington, Martha, 1731-1802, dedicatee.

Bioren, John, 1773-1835, printer.

Tanner, Benjamin, 1775-1848, engraver.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Death and burial.

Washington, George.

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, 82 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : portrait ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Re-printed by John Bioren, no. 83 Chesnut Street, for the author. (Entered according to law.), [1800?]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Dedicated to Martha Washington.

Frontispiece portrait of Washington engraved by Benjamin Tanner for Weems.

Date of publication suggested by E.E.F. Skeel in: Mason Locke Weems: his works and ways, 1929, v. 1, p. 11.

Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.

Cited in:

Evans, 39062

English Short Title Catalog, W12738.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.