1795 – George Washington Official Letters | United States Congress, Americana

This collection of Presidential letters and Congress correspondence by George Washington is extremely rare. These letters were written, and dated, between 1777 and 1778 and many of them deal directly with the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson kept this title in his personal library. (Sowerby 492).

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Official Letters to the Honorable American Congress: written, during the war between the United Colonies and Great-Britain, by His Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental forces: now president of the United States. Volume II
• Author(s): George Washington
• Publisher: Boston, Printed by Manning & Loring
• Edition: First Edition, 1795
• Binding: Full leather
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Size:  7.25in x 4.25in (18 cm x 10.5 cm)
• Collation: 356 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Letters from 1777–1778 addressed to Congress
  • Washington’s wartime communication
• Reference(s): ESTC W 2460; Evans 31423; Sabin 101726; Howes W 142; Sowerby 492

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather binding with professional restoration; corners and edges rubbed. Spine firm. Pages show light toning, no significant damage. Text is complete and secure.

Why Collect This?

• Letters dated during Revolutionary War
• Cited in five major bibliographies
• Notable connection to Thomas Jefferson (Sowerby)
• Scarce complete volume in original binding

Item Number: #29767