&c. Which are referred to therein.
Sixth Edition.
London: Printed for
J. Debrett (Successor to Mr. Almon),
1783.
58 leaves, the half-title with the price,
Two shillings.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I.
Sir Henry Clinton, 1738?-1795, English general, was Cornwallis’s superior officer. His Narrative lays all the blame on Cornwallis, who immediately
wrote an acrimonious reply. The first edition appeared in 1783 and was followed by many others.
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ii. CORNWALLIS,
Charles, Earl Cornwallis.
An Answer to that part of the Narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. Which relates to the Conduct of Lieutenant-General
Earl Cornwallis, during the Campaign in North-America, in the Year 1781. By Earl Cornwallis.
London: Printed for
J. Debrett, (Successor to Mr. Almon,)
M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783.]
142 leaves; the Introduction dated from Mansfield-Street, Feb. 10, 1783.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. T (only, sig. I initialled in the first tract).
Charles Cornwallis, first Marquis and second Earl Cornwallis, 1738-1805.
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iii. CLINTON,
Sir Henry.
Observations on some parts of the Answer of Earl Cornwallis to Sir Henry Clinton’s Narrative. By Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. To which is added an Appendix; containing Extracts of Letters and Other Papers, to which reference is necessary.
London: Printed for
J. Debrett, (Successor to Mr. Almon,)
M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783.]
75 leaves including the half-title (with the price,
Two Shillings and Six-pence), folded table at the end. The Observations, dated from Harley-Street,
April 3, 1783, are on 18 leaves at the beginning and are followed by
the
Appendix.
Not initialled by Jefferson, the other two tracts in the volume having each a part of his signature.
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J.39
Histoire de la derniere guerre (1775)
4
to.
1815 Catalogue, page 24. no. 76, as above.
[LEBOUCHER,
Odet Julien.]
Histoire de la derniere Guerre, entre la Grande-Bretagne, et les États-Unis de l’Amérique, la France, l’Espagne et la Hollande,
depuis son commencement en 1775, jusqu’a sa fin en 1783. Ornée de Cartes géographiques & marines. Prix
12 liv. en feuilles.
A
Paris: [de l’Imprimerie de la Veuve
Ballard & Fils] chez
Brocas,
1787.
E208 .L42
First Edition. 4to. 198 leaves, 8 folded engraved maps, 2 folded tables; printers’ imprint at the end.
Barbier II, 695.
Quérard V, 22.
Sabin 39613.
Faÿ 23.
Bound for Jefferson in calf, marbled end papers; initialled by him at sigs. I and T and with
par Boucher written in ink on the title-page. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Jefferson bought a copy from
Froullé on June 19, 1787, broché, for
12.10.
Odet Julien Leboucher, 1744-1826, French author, was mayor of the commune of Bourcy.
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