Contributions to American history, 1858.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnston, Alexander.

Ward, Townsend, 1817?-1885.

Gallatin, James.

Penn, William, 1644-1718.

Reed, William B. (William Bradford), 1806-1876.

Biddle, Charles J. (Charles John), 1819-1873.

Vaux, George, 1908-1996., Former owner.

Weber, Paul, 1823-1916., Illustrator.

Graham, A. W., Engraver.

Butler, J. M. publisher of prints.

F. Bourquin & Co., Lithographer.

Vaux Bequest., Donor.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Series:

Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania v. 6.

Memoirs of the Historical society of Pennsylvania ; vol. VI

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

André, John, 1751-1780.

André, John.

Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope, Earl, 1805-1875.

Stanhope, Philip Henry Stanhope.

Society of the Cincinnati.

Penn's Treaty with the Indians (1682).

Penn's Treaty with the Indians.

Whiskey Rebellion, Pa., 1794.

Acadians--Pennsylvania.

Acadians.

Pennsylvania--History--1775-1865.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

[8], 15-429, 7 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. (1 fold.) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott & co., 1858.

Contents:

Some account of the Society of the Cincinnati / by Alexander Johnston

Journal of the general meeting of the Cincinnati in 1784 / by Major Winthrop Sargent; ed. by Winthrop Sargent

The insurrection of the year 1794, in the western counties of Pennsylvania / by Townsend Ward; [to which are appended] General Wilkins's account of the gathering on Braddock's field, [and] James Gallatin's Memoir on the insurrection

Presentation to the Historical society of Pennsylvania of the belt of wampum delivered by the Indians to William Penn, at the great treaty under the elm tree, in 1682; [to which are appended] William Penn's letters to the Indians, plan for the union of the English colonies, and plan for the confederation of the states of Europe

The Acadian exiles, or French neutrals, in Pennsylvania / by W.B. Reed; [to which is appended] A relation of their misfortunes, by John Baptiste Galerm

The case of Major André, with a review of the statement of it in Lord Mahon's History of England / by Charles J. Biddle.

Notes:

Illustrations: 2 plates: 1 engraved at J.M. Butler's establishment, by A.W. Graham and drawn by Paul Weber; other ill. lithographed by F. Bourquin & Co. and presented by Granville John Penn of England.

Binding: Publisher's purple cloth, blind-stamped boards; gilt lettered spine.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy is bequest of George Vaux, 1996.

Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812), who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux IX (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux (1908-1996).