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Young Rev. JacobABAA

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A PIONEER; OR THE NATIVITY EXPERIENCE TRAVELS AND MINISTERIAL LABORS OR REV. JACOB YOUNG; WITH INCIDENTS OBSERVATIONS AND REFLECTIONS.

War of 1812: Brown Jacob Gen.ABAA

MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED FROM GEN. JACOB BROWN TO JOSHUA HATHEWAY IN ROME NEW YORK DESCRIBING THE ATTACK ON SACKETS HARBOR

1813WRCAM41998Sackets Harbor N.Y. 1813. 1p. manuscript letter signed docketed on verso. Folio. Old fold lines. Some separation at folds; one tear closed with archival tape. Lightly soiled. Good. An eyewitness account of the second battle of Sackets Harbor on the shores of Lake Ontario from the commander of the American forces there Gen. Jacob Brown to his friend Joshua Hatheway quartermaster general and formerly the commander of the defenses at Sackets Harbor. The town situated near the entrance to the St. Lawrence River at the far eastern end of Lake Ontario and opposite the Canadian town of Kingston was a vital defensive point for the Americans challenging British control of the St. Lawrence and the lake and preventing a British thrust into New York State. If either side could control both sides of the entrance to the St. Lawrence they could control the Upper Great Lakes. Taking advantage of the American action against York which drew troops away to the western end of the Lake the British decided to strike. On May 28 1813 the British Great Lakes squadron under the command of James Yeo appeared off Sackets Harbor carrying troops under the command of the governor-general Lieut. Gen. George Prevost. Having been forewarned by several men who escaped the Battle of Henderson Bay the previous day the Americans had some time to reinforce their defenses before the British could attack. The British landed on the 28th but launched their main attack the next morning. They easily routed the American militia but the regulars under Brown were able to fight off repeated attacks on their fortifications. Prevost fearing the arrival of more American troops ordered a retreat which nearly became a rout. Brown was the hero of the day and was later rewarded with a commission as brigadier general. He must have immediately written this letter describing the action. This appears to be written in a secretarial hand and signed by Brown himself. The letter states: "Dr. Sir I received an order some days since from Genl Dearborn to take comm. at this Post. Comd. Chauncey is up the lake. We were this morning attacked as day dawned by Sir George Prevost in person who made good his landing with at least a thousand picked men. Sir James Yeo commanded the fleet after loosing some distinguished officers and of course some gallant men. Our loss is very severe as to the quality of those who have fallen. The enemy left many of their wounded on the Field - but I have no doubt carried off many more. We shall probably be again attacked as Sir George must feel very sore. All I can say is whatever may be the result we will not be disgraced." A superb battlefield letter reporting on one of the most significant military actions of the War of 1812. unknown books

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STRUTT Jacob George 1784 1867ABAA

Sylva Britannica; or portraits of forest trees distinguished for their antiquity magnitude or beauty. Drawn from nature

183030091London: published for the Author by Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green 1830. Imperial octavo. 10 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches. vii 151 1pp. Additional title on india paper mounted with etched vignette 49 etched plates by Strutt all on India paper mounted. Foxing to the plates. 19th century purple morocco covers bordered in gilt spine with semi-raised bands in six compartments lettered in gilt in the second the others decoratively paneled in gilt marbled endpapers gilt edges Provenance: Lucius O'Brien armorial bookplates An attractive copy of the first octavo edition of this charming work: the deluxe issue with the plates all printed on india paper. Rather than concentrating on generic descriptions of species of trees although these are given Strutt here provides a portrait in words and pictures of 50 of the greatest trees or stands of trees in England and Scotland: a snapshot of the trees as they stood in 1830. "Greatest" is here interpreted by Strutt in various ways: tallest largest girth largest spread oldest etc. The preponderence of the examples given are oaks 21 but he also includes examples of elm 6 beech 2 ash 2 chestnut 4 cedar 3 yew 3 and one each of lime poplar willow plane maple sycamore Scotch fir silver fir and larch. This work was first published by Strutt in 1826 in a folio format and was available by subscription at 9 guineas for the normal issue or for the issue with the plates on india paper 15 guineas a list of the subscribers to this folio edition is included in the present octavo edition. For the present work the folio plates were reduced and the folio text was modified to allow for the re-ordering of the trees into more coherant groupings. As with the folio edition this work was offered in two forms: at Â£1 11s. 6d. for the normal issue or 3 guineas for the deluxe issue with the plates on india paper as here. Lowndes III p.2534; Nissen BBI 1907. published for the Author by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green unknown books

Donald Heald Rare Books · États-Unis850,00 $US≈ 719,19 €

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