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Auction archive: Lot number 111

Journal of Continental Congress Appointing Washington as Commander in Chief

Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$720
Auction archive: Lot number 111

Journal of Continental Congress Appointing Washington as Commander in Chief

Estimate
US$1,200 - US$1,800
Price realised:
US$720
Beschreibung:

4], 200 pp., with page numbers 159-168 repeated. (8vo) 20.2x12.4 cm (8x5”), later half leather over marbled paper boards. This journal records the transactions of Congress for the period from May 10 to Aug. 1, 1775. Includes, among other items, the draft of the address of the Congress to the Six Confederated Indian Nations stating the grievances against Britain, the "Declaration...setting forth the causes and necessities of their taking up Arms," the rules and regulations of the Continental Army, the appointment of Washington as commander in chief, the Olive Branch Petition, etc.

Auction archive: Lot number 111
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jul 2018
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

4], 200 pp., with page numbers 159-168 repeated. (8vo) 20.2x12.4 cm (8x5”), later half leather over marbled paper boards. This journal records the transactions of Congress for the period from May 10 to Aug. 1, 1775. Includes, among other items, the draft of the address of the Congress to the Six Confederated Indian Nations stating the grievances against Britain, the "Declaration...setting forth the causes and necessities of their taking up Arms," the rules and regulations of the Continental Army, the appointment of Washington as commander in chief, the Olive Branch Petition, etc.

Auction archive: Lot number 111
Auction:
Datum:
12 Jul 2018
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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