A Letter to George Washington by Thomas Paine
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Title: A Letter to George Washington, on the Subject of the Late Treaty concluded between Great-Britain and the United States of America...
Author: Paine, Thomas
Description: 49 pp. 16.1x10.3 cm. (6½x4") disbound.The first edition was published in Philadelphia in 1796. "Paine complains of Washington for not having interfered for his liberation...accuses him of wanting gratitude and humanity, and attacks his military skill, which he pronounces inferior to that of Generals Gates and Green" (Monthly Review quoted in Sabin). Apparently a popular item in Britain, where it was reprinted for decades. Howes P24; Sabin 58224 (noting three other printings of this year).
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: For the Booksellers
Date Published: 1797
Author: Paine, Thomas
Description: 49 pp. 16.1x10.3 cm. (6½x4") disbound.The first edition was published in Philadelphia in 1796. "Paine complains of Washington for not having interfered for his liberation...accuses him of wanting gratitude and humanity, and attacks his military skill, which he pronounces inferior to that of Generals Gates and Green" (Monthly Review quoted in Sabin). Apparently a popular item in Britain, where it was reprinted for decades. Howes P24; Sabin 58224 (noting three other printings of this year).
Heading: Place Published: London
Publisher: For the Booksellers
Date Published: 1797
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Light edge wear, foxing; very good.
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