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Wraps. Condizione: Good. 109 pp. Chipping and bumping to edges, darkening of page edges, some corners creased. Letters to and from Dr. Baird dating from 1772 to 1813. A primary account of the history and politics of revolutionary Pennsylvania. Contains a list of his direct descendants from Washington, Pennsylvania. Scarce, one copy of this edition, one copy of an 1899 edition located by OCLC. ''Respected Friend, I understood by thy Mother last year that thee sent me a few seed, to the care of my cousin John Bartram. I should be glad if thee sees meet to send any more--thee would send them to care of Jas: Edge in downingtown for me--for those thou sent to cousin Jo Bartram I got little to show of I should be highly obliged to thee to send by the first opportunity some of the seed of all your plants that we have not, and some small Bulbous roots--In haste from thy obliged friend to serve--With my kind love to thyself and wife and mother--Humy Marshall.''.

Leatherbound. Condizione: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 118. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1909 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 118.

Condizione: Good. Pittsburgh 1909 Read & Witting Press. Printed soley for their preservation among his descendants. Octavo, 109pp., original printed wraps. Good Plus. There is an inch-wide chip along right margin of front cover (not affecting text) has been professionally repaired. light wear. Scarce. Pictures available on request.

Scarce early 20th century primary account of the history and politics of revolutionary Pennsylvania, printed solely for their preservation among the author's descendants; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition with rubbing and a few losses to the extremities and rear panel, some creasing to the front panel, and toning to p. 14 and 15 where a newsclipping of 'Out of My Mind To the Freshmen' by Katharine Brush is laid in. General William Tecumseh Shermanâs son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in the late 1880s. In the early 1900s, he was appointed the New York Commissioner of Labor. He transferred his library to his niece, Eleanor Sherman Fitch, the granddaughter of General Sherman through his eldest daughter, Maria âMinnieâ Ewing Sherman Fitch, before he died. Until now, this set was held at the family estate in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Absalom Baird was a career United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for leading "an assault upon the enemy's works" at the Battle of Jonesborough in the American Civil War. Nominated by President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 for appointment to the brevet grade of major general of volunteers and by President Andrew Johnson in 1866 for appointment as brevet brigadier general in the Regular Army, Baird retired from the Army on August 20, 1888, having served over thirty years until the mandatory retirement age of 64.