From the Collection of the Heritage Center Museum, P00.35.3.
On first flyleaf before title page is written in ink: "Francis Mylin Miller/ Lampeter Township/ Lancaster County"; on first flyleaf before back cover is is written in ink: Mylin's Book/ Conistoga Township Lancaster/ County State of Pennsylvania./ January 2nd "on inside back cover are other signatures of Francis Mylin. No map.
A Tribute to the memory, character and position of Washington, the Father of American independence, with a biographical sketch of his beloved wife Martha, together with Chateaubriand's interview with Washington, a poem entitled The dawn of liberty, and a beautiful couplet on seeing his grave at Mount Vernon
The Washingtoniana: containing a sketch of the life and death of the late Gen. George Washington, with a collection of elegant eulogies, orations, poems, &c., sacred to his memory
Journal // of the third session of the // Senate // of the // United States of America, // began and held // at the // city of Philadelphia // December 6th, 1790. // And // in the fifteenth year of the // sovereignty of the said United States
1st Cong., 3d sess., Dec. 6, 1790 to March 3, 1791.
Speech of President Washington to Congress, Dec. 8, 1790: p.6-9.
Appendix: Titles of the acts and resolves passed the third session of Congress--Sundry acts approved, but not entered in course when the bills // were first read in the Senate.--Appropriation of ten thousand dollars, for the purpose of defraying the contingent charges of government, by act of 26th March, 1790.--The classes of the senators of the United States, during the First Congress.--Ratification of the articles of amendment to the Constitution ...
Journal // of the // Senate // of the // United States of America, // being the first session of the Second Congress // begun and held // at the // city of Philadelphia // October 24th, 1791 // and // in the sixteenth year of the // sovereignty of the said United States
2d Cong., 1st sess., Oct. 24, 1791 to May 8, 1792.
P. 228 wrongly numbered 224.
Speech of President Washington to Congress, Oct. 25, 1791: p. 5-10.
Appendix: Titles of the acts and resolutions passed at the first session of the Second Congress of the United States ... --The classes of the senators of the United States during the Second Congress ... --Ratifications of the articles of amendment to the Constitution ... --Translation of a letter from the King of France; referred to in the message 5th March 1792.
Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, being the third session of the Fifth Congress, begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, December 3d, 1798. And in the twenty-third year of the sovereignty of the said United States
x, 205 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.
Contents
Setting the stage : the war, army, and community -- Martha Washington at Valley Forge : "the worthy partner of the worthiest of men" -- Martha Washington at the other encampments : a resolute and loyal lady -- Catharine Greene and Lucy Knox : the ladies come to Valley Forge -- Rebekah Biddle, Lady Stirling, and Alice Shippen at Valley Forge : "I should not be sorry to see you here" -- The women with Washington's "family" : slaves, servants, and spies -- Camp women at Valley Forge : "a caravan of wild beasts" -- Camp women with the Continental Army : cannonballs and cooking kettles -- The general returns to Valley Forge : a distinguished officer's musings -- Appendix: Making the myth of Martha Washington : nineteenth-century fantasy vs. eighteenth-century reality.
Summary
"[This book] tells the story of the forgotten women who spent the winter of 1777-78 with the Continental Army at Valley Forge -- from those on society's lowest rungs to ladies of the upper echelon. Poor, dirty beings who clung to the very edge of survival, many camp women were soldiers' wives who worked as the army's washerwomen, nurses, cooks, or seamstresses. Though these women's written correspondence is scarce, author Nancy Loane uses sources such as issued military orders, pension depositions after the war, and soldiers' descriptions to bring these women to life. Other women at the encampment were of higher status: they traveled with Washington's entourage when the army headquarters shifted from place to place and served the general as valued cooks, laundresses, or housekeepers ... Drawing from diary entries and letters, Following the drum illuminates the experiences of these ladies, including Martha Washington, Lucy Knox, and Lady Stirling, during the encampment and then traces their lives after the Revolutionary War"--Jacket.
Visit of President George Washington to Carlisle, 1794; a paper read before the Hamilton Library and Cumberland County Historical Society, Feb. 26, 1932
translated from the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ; to which are annexed, marginal references and illustrations, an exact summary of the several books, a paraphrase on the most obscure or important parts, an analysis of the contents of each chapter, explanatory notes, and evangelical reflections, by the late Reverend John Brown, minister of the Gospel at Haddington.
Place of Publication
New-York
Publisher
Printed by Hodge and Campbell, and sold at their respective book stores,
Date of Publication
MDCCXCII [1792]
Physical Description
[1046] p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., 1 map ; 43 cm. (fol.)
Notes
Printed in two columns. Frontispiece signed: [William] Dunlap delint. Plates engraved by Abraham Godwin, Cornelius Tiebout, William Rollinson, Peter Maverick, and Amos Doolittle.
First issued in parts, 1790-1792. The Apocrypha (p. [693-766]), signed separately, have caption title. The New Testament (p. [767-1034]), also signed separately, has separate t.p.
"The dances in this collection commemorate George Washington's life and career. Selected chiefly from 18th-century American sources, they reflect those he may have danced or observed. They are presented with a narrative on each page linking to historical events dance titles such as The Brandywine, Independence Cotillion, The Congress Minuet, Hessian Camp, Washington's Resignation, and The New Constitution. Others are more personal: Mount Vernon, Washington's Reel, The President and The Free Masons. Lady Washington and Saw You My Hero George commemorate Martha Washington. A transcription of Washington's hand-written "Rules of Civility" is included. [from a review of this book by the Colonial Music Institute]
