Twenty-six letters, upon interesting subjects, respecting the revolution of America. Written in Holland in the year M,DCC,LXXX. By His Excellency John Adams, while he was sole minister plenipotentiary from the United States of America, for negociating a peace, and a treaty of commerce, with Great Britain. Never before published.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, John, 1735-1826 6365

Contributor:

Calkoen, Hendrik, 1742-1818

Language:

English

Physical Description:

[4]64p. ; 12°.

Place of Publication:

New-York. : Printed by John Fenno, at his office, no. 9, Maiden-Lane, M,DCC,LXXXIX. [1789]

Notes:

The letters were written to Dr. Hendrik Calkoen.

The work had been privately issued twice before, in New York by the same printer, 1789, and in London, 1786. "Never before published" may mean that this is the first public issue.

Two states of the title page noted, with the space between the rules above the imprint and the rule below "Never before published" measuring 5 mm. and 11 mm. respectively.

Local Notes:

Library copy: -2 p.l.]

HSP in LCP.

Cited in:

Evans 21625