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Observations on national defence : drawn from Capt[ain] Partridge's lecture on that subject and from Gen[eral] Sumner's letter to the venerable John Adams on the importance of the militia system : sanctioned and illustrated by the opinions of several eminent statesmen and military officers in our country.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.
- Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military education--United States.
- Military education.
- United States--Militia.
- United States.
- Massachusetts--Militia.
- Massachusetts.
- United States--Defenses.
- United States--Politics and government--1817-1825.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (46 p. )
- Other Title:
- Observations on national defence
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : S. Gardner, printer, 1824.
- Notes:
- "Capt. Partridge's lecture on national defence."--P. [5]-18.
- "Extracts from a pamphlet entitled 'An inquiry into the importance of the militia to a free commonwealth, in a letter from William H. Sumner, adjutant general of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, to John Adams, late president of the United States, with his answer. Together with some remarks ..."--P. [19]-32. Followed by replies to Sumner's letter by John Adams, James Madison, John C. Calhoun, James Kent and Brig. Gen. Simon Bernard.
- Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
- Sabin no. 56499.
- Contains:
- Partridge, Alden, 1785-1854. Capt. Partridge's lecture on national defence.
- Sumner, William H. (William Hyslop), 1780-1861. Inquiry into the importance of the militia to a free commonwealth.
- OCLC:
- 11
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