Two discourses, occasioned by the death of General George Washington, at Mount Vernon, December 14, 1799

Two discourses, occasioned by the death of General George Washington, at Mount Vernon, December 14, 1799

Elogium of General Washington|Sacred to the memory of Washington|Eulogies on Washington

Newark : Printed and sold by Matthias Day, 1800

vi, 7-46 p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 21 cm.

923.173 W319 sac 1800 MB

(OCoLC)01010736

Title & half title within mourning border.
Half title: Elogium of General Washington.
Spine title: Sacred to the memory of Washington.
"Published by desire."
Portrait of Washington on frontpiece signed: G. Steuart [i.e.] Del. C. Tiebout Sculp.
Bound in American red morocco, covers with double gilt fillet; spine divided into 6 compartments with gilt floral tools at each corner & green morocco label "Sacred to the memory of Washington."
No. [1] in bound volume of 25 eulogies and orations on the death of George Washington ("Sacred to the memory of Washington").
Ms. inscription pasted on front pastedown: "These orations were collected by Miss Mary Ellis, sister of Mrs. Anthony Walton White at the time of the death of Washington & bound at that time" (Anthony Walton White, an aide-de-camp to George Washington, was a original member of the NY Society).
L2014G37
Gift in memory of C.A. Philippe von Hemert, New York State Society of the Cincinnati, by his three sons, 2014.
Library has another copy (L2014F158): no. [15] in bound volume of 24 eulogies and orations on the death of George Washington ("Eulogies on Washington": call no. 923.173 W319 eul 1800 MB) bound for Timothy Dwight, an honorary member of the Connecticut Society; ms. inscription on half title: "The Rev. Doctor Dwight ..."
Digitized image available [title page].

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