March 1784 Gentleman ' S Mag W 2 Plates - Washington ' S Farewell Speech To Congress
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:7443777 | Year Printed: 1784 |
| Original/Facsimile: Original | Topic: Historical |
| Place of Publication: London | Binding: Disbound |
| Special Attributes: 1st Edition |
This is an original March, 1784 Gentleman's Magazine (2 plates-1 of them a 'pull out') in very good condition. 84 pages includes the publication of General Washington's Dec 23, 1783 Farewell to Congress and the Congressional reply speech, Poem "The Lovers-An African Eclogue", a moving and amazing anti-slavery poem, Proceedings in Parliament that include consecutive brief comments by three of the most famous British politicians-William Pitt, Lord North, Charles Fox, A "Regular Ode...; Addressed to the Honourable William Pitt", American Intelligence includes a tragic incident at sea of Sandy Hook, NJ, New York said to have been quiet until the middle of January, when the mob assembled tgo stop Mr. Rivington's press (Mr R was printer of the Royal American Gazette during the residence of the British Army and a bitter enemy to the Americans), Assembly of New Jersey votes that Congress ought to be invested with the power of regulating the trade of the United States and much, much more! Shipped via USPS First Class with tracking
