Memoirs of my own Times.
by Wilkinson, James
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Three 8vo text volumes plus quarto atlas [vol. Philadelphia: Abraham Small, 1816. Three 8vo text volumes plus quarto atlas: [vol. 1] xv, 855, [44]pp. plus seven folding tables; [vol. 2] [2], 578, [260] pp.; [vol. 3] [4], 496, 62 pp. plus folding table and two plates (one folding). Text in contemporary calf, red leather labels; atlas in modern boards with leather spine label. Ink inscription in each volume "William A. Witmer Safe Harbor Lancaster Co. Penna" and ink signature A.L. Evans 1820. Some wear and tear to a few leaves, usual browning and foxing throughout, a pleasant copy. § "Wilkinson's long and detailed memoir, full of justification of his own actions, but a vital work for the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Burr conspiracy. Wilkinson (1757-1825) was a general in the American Revolution; he subsequently served in Wayne's Ohio campaign against the Indians, and was successively governor at Detroit, St. Louis, and New Orleans. He was embroiled in Aaron Burr's western schemes and ultimately became a Texas landowner. The narrative begins in 1776 with his appointment to the Continental Army and his part in Arnold's attack on Quebec, and concludes with the end of the War of 1812." (Reese).
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- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (US)
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- Title
- Memoirs of my own Times.
- Author
- Wilkinson, James
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Abraham Small
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1816
- Size
- Three 8vo text volumes plus quar
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