Sketches of the war, between the United States and the British isles : intended as a faithful history of all the material events from the time of the declaration in 1812, to and including the treaty of peace in 1815, interspersed with geograhpical descriptions of places, and biographical notices of distinguished military and naval commanders. Volumes I and II.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davison, Gideon M. (Gideon Miner), 1791-1869, supposed author.

Williams, Samuel, 1743-1817, supposed author.

Fay & Davison.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--War of 1812.

United States.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Pepper, William (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Austen, William (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

iv, 496 pages : illustrations (plans) ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Rutland, Vt. : Published by Fay and Davison, 1815.

Notes:

Attributed to G.M. Davison (one of the publishers) and to Rev. Samuel Williams.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of William Pepper.

Culture Class Collection copy has a newspaper item pasted on the front pastedown.

Culture Class Collection copy has autograph of William Austen.

Cited in:

Sabin 104351

Shaw/Shoemaker 36580

OCLC:

1549145