1798 American Revolution Memoirs George Washington Bunker Hill William Heath

1798 American Revolution Memoirs George Washington Bunker Hill William Heath

 

The ‘Memoirs of Major General Heath’ is an important, firsthand account of the skirmishes, battles, and military events of the American Revolution collected and kept by William Heath, an officer in the Continental Army. These memoirs include letters and correspondence between Heath and other officers and politicians, many with references to George Washington and his crossing the Delaware, Marquis de Lafayette, American successes at Bunker Hill, and much more.

 

Sabin notes on this work:

“A work of equal interest and authority, now scarce.”

 

Per Church:

“This is one of the most valuable of the contemporaneous narratives of the Revolution. Heath was present at the battle of Lexington soon after Percy took command on the British side”.

 

Item number: #24377

Price: $950

 

HEATH, William

 

Memoirs of Major-General Heath : containing anecdotes, details of skirmishes, battles and other military events during the American war

 

Printed at Boston : By I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews … sold by them, by I. Thomas, Worcester, by Thomas, Andrews & Penniman, Albany, by Thomas, Andrews & Butler, Baltimore, and by the booksellers throughout the continent, Aug., 1798.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • vi, [7]-388
• References: Howes H 381; Evans 33865; Sabin 31192; Church Catalog 1280
• Provenance: Handwritten – Oliver Dickinson, 1800
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
• Very rare and desirable

 

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