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4767 Adams (J. Q.) Remarks and Criticisms 4780 Allen (Ethan). The Life of, by Jared on the Hon. John Quincy Adams' Letter to Sparks. 16mo. paper, pp. 226. Burlington, the Hon. Harrison Gray Otis. 8vo. paper, 1858. pp. 62. Boston, 1808.

1 00 4768 Adams (J. Q.) Sketch of the Life of. 8vo. paper, uncut, pp. 11, n. p., 1827. 25 4769 Adams (J. Q.) The Orations of. Address to the Citizens of Quincy, pp. 40. Oration on Lafayette, pp. 94. Eulogy on James Madison, pp. 90; and the Jubilee of the Constitution, pp. 136. 4 pieces, bound in one vol. 8vo. v. p., v. d. 2 25 4770 Adams (J. Q.) Token of a Nation's Sorrow. Addresses in the Congress of the United States, and Funeral Solemnities on the Death of John Q. Adams, who died in the Capitol at Washington, on Wednesday evening, February 23, 1848. 8vo. paper, pp. 40. Washington, 1848.

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4771 Adams (Samuel). The Life and Public Services of. Being a Narrative of his acts and opinions, and of his agency in producing and forwarding the American Revolution. By William J. Wells. Portrait. 3 vols. 8vo. cloth, uncut. Boston, 1865. 12 00 4772 Alexander (Archibald). The Life of, first Professor in the Theological Seminary, at Princeton, New Jersey. By James W. Alexander. Portrait. 12mo. cloth, pp. 563. New York, 1857. 150 4773 Alexander (John H.) Memoir of, by Wm. Pinkney, D. D. 8vo. paper, uncut, pp. 32, Baltimore, 1867. 4774 Allen (Col. John). Memoir of, an Officer of the Revolution. With a Genealogy. By George H. Allen. 8vo. paper, uncut, pp. 32. Albany, 1867. 75 4775 Allen (Ethan). A Narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's Captivity, containing his Voyages and Travels, with the most remarkable occurrences respecting himself, and many other Continental Prisoners, particularly the destruction of the prisoners at New York, by Sir William Howe, in 1776 and 1777. Written by Himself. 12mo. boards, pp. 158. Walpole, N. H., 1807.

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3 00 4776 Another edition, with notes. 12mo. half morocco, neat, pp. 144. Burlington, 2.00 4777 Allen (Ethan). Allen's Captivity. Being a Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen; containing his Voyages, Travels, etc., interspersed with political observations. Written by Himself. Frontispiece. 16mo. boards. pp. 126. Boston, 1845. 1 25 4778 Allen (Ethan). Memoir of Col. Ethan Allen; containing the most interesting In

cidents connected with his Private and Public Career. By Hugh Moore. 12mo. half morocco, very neat, pp. 252. Plattsburgh, N. Y., 1834. 4779 Another copy. Cloth.

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4781 Allen (Rev. William). A Discourse, in Northampton, Mass, commemorative of By William B. Sprague. 8vo. paper, pp. 35. Albany, 1868.

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4782 Allen (William). American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. 8vo. cloth, pp. 800. Boston, 1832.

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4783 Another copy. Half calf, neat. 4784 Another edition. Imp. 8vo. sheep, pp. 5 00 905. Boston, 1857.

4785 American Biography. The Library of. Conducted by Jared Sparks. Containing the Lives of John Stark, Charles B. Brown, Richard Montgomery, Ethan Allen, Alexander Wilson, Capt. John Smith, Benedict Arnold, Anthony Wayne, Henry Vane, John Eliot, William Pinkney, William Ellery, Cotton Mather, William Phips, Israel Putnam, Lucretia M. Davidson, David Rittenhouse, Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd, Baron Steuben, Sebastian Cabot, William Eaton, Robert Fulton, Joseph Warren, Henry Hudson, Father Marquette, La Salle, Patrick Henry, James Otis, James Oglethorpe, John Sullivan, Jacob Leisler, Nathaniel Bacon, John Mason, Roger Williams, Timothy Dwight, Count Pulaski, Count Rumford, Zebulon M. Pike, Samuel Gordon, Ezra Stiles, John Fitch, Anne Hutchinson, John Rebault, Sebastian Rall, William Palfrey, Charles Lee, Joseph Reed, Leonard Calvert, Samuel Ward, Thomas Posey, Nathaniel Greene, Stephen Decatur, Edward Preble, William Penny, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Lincoln, John Ledyard, William R. Davie, and Samuel Kirkland. Portrait. 25 vols. 12mo. New York, 1848. 25.00

4786 The same. First series. 10 vols. 12mo. cloth. 10.00

4786a The same. Second series. 15 vols. 12mo. boards. uncut. Boston, 1864. 22 50

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$1.00 per vol. to complete sets. 4787 Anderson (Mr.) The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Anderson. Containing his strange varieties of fortune in Europe and America. [Relates to Life in the Southern States.] 12mo. sheep, pp. 288. London, 1754.

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4788 Andre. The Life and Career of Major John Andre, Adjutant-General of the British Army in America. By Winthrop Sargent. Portrait. 12mo. full calf, pp. 471. Boston, 1861.

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4789 Andre. Proceedings of a Board of General Officers, held by order of His Excellency Gen. Washington, respecting Major John Andre, September 29, 1780. 8vo. sewed, uncut edges, pp. 21. Philadelphia, 1780. Privately reprinted. N. York, 1867. 3 00

4790 Andre. See also 4808, Benson; 5297, Smith.

4791 Andrew (John A.) Discourse on the Life and Character of the Hon. John Albion Andrew, late President of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society. By Rev. Elias Nason. Portrait. 8vo. paper, uncut. pp. 76. Boston, 1868. 1.00 4792 Andrew (John A.) Sketch of the Official Life of, as Governor of Massachusetts. Photographic portrait. 16mo. cloth. New York, 1868.

1 25 4793 Armor (William C.) Lives of the Governors of Pennsylvania. With the Incidental History of the State from 1609 to 1872. 8vo. cloth, pp. 557. Harrisburg. 1872. 350 4794 Arnold (Benedict). Life of. By G. C. Hill. 16mo, cloth. T'hilad., 1876. 1.00 4795 Arnold (Maj.-Gen.) Proceedings of a General Court-martial for the Trial of. Portrait. 8vo. uncut, pp. 182. Privately printed. New York, 1865. 4.00 4796 Asbury (Francis). Life and Times of; or, The Pioneer Bishop. By W. P. Strickland, D.D. 12mo. cloth. N. York. 1275 4797 Backus (Isaac). A Memoir of the Life and Times of, by Alvah Hovey. 12mo. cloth, pp. 369. Boston, 1859. 4798 Balboa, Cortes, and Pizarro.

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The Lives of Vasco Nunes de Balboa, Hernando Cortes, and Francisco Pizarro. 18mo. cloth, pp. 276. New York, 1860.

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4802 Beecher (Lyman). Autobiography, Correspondence, etc. Edited by Charles Beecher. Illustrated. 2 vols. 12mo. cloth. New York, 1871. 4 00 4803 Belknap (Joremy). American Biography; or, An Historical Account of those Persons who have been distinguished in America as Remarkable Characters, and the Events connected with their Lives and Actions. 2 vols. 8vo. boards, pp. 410-476. Boston, 1794. 6 00 4804 Another edition. 3 vols. 18mo. cloth. New York. 2.25

4805 Belknap (Jeremy). Life of, with Selec

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4810 Biography of Revolutionary Heroes. Containing the Life of Brig.-Gen. William Barton, and also of Capt. Stephen Olney. By Mrs. Williams. 12mo. cloth, pp. 312. Providence, 1839. 1 00 4811 Bland Papers (The). Being a Selection from the Manuscripts of Col. Theodorick Bland, Jr., of Prince County, Virginia. To which are prefixed an Introduction and Memoir of Colonel Bland. Edited by Charles Campbell. 2 vols. in one. 8vo. paper, PP. 160, 130. Petersburgh, 1813.

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4812 Blennerhassett (Harmar). The Life of. Comprising an Authentic Narrative of the Burr Expedition, etc. By W. H. Safford. 12mo. cloth, pp. 239. Cincinnati, 1853. 1 25 4813 Blennerhassett Papers (The). Embodying the Private Journal of Harman Blennerhassett, and the hitherto unpublished Correspondence of Burr, Alston, Dayton, Emmett, Theodosia Burr, Mrs. Blennerhassett, and others, developing the purposes of the Wilkinson and Burr Revolution, with a Memoir of Blennerhassett by Wm. H. Safford. 8vo. cloth, pp. 665. Cincinnati, 1864. 3 50

4814 Bobin (Isaac). Letters of. Private Secretary of Hon. George Clarke, Secretary of the Province of New York, 1718-30. Small 8vo. paper, pp. xiii, 196. Albany.

3 00 4815 Boon (Daniel). Report of the Committee, to whom was referred the Petition of Daniel Boon, together with the Bill for his Relief. 8vo. paper, pp. 4. City, 1810.

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trait and map, 12mo. cloth, uncut edges. Cincinnati, 1868. 1 50 4819 Boone (Daniel). The Life and Adventures of, interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. By Timothy Flint. 12mo. cloth. Cincinnati, 1842. 1 25 4820 Boone (Daniel). The Pioneer of Kentucky. By J. S. C. Abbott. 12mo. cloth. New York, 1872. 150 4821 Boone (Daniel). The Pioneer of Kentucky. A Biography. By George Channing Hill. 16mo, cloth. Philadelphia,

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4836 Brown (John), of Ossawatomie. A Tribute of Respect, commemorative of the Worth and Sacrifice of. 8vo. paper, pp. 62. Cleveland, Ohio, 1859.

Hunter's Life.

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4837 Browning (M.) Forty-four Years of a
Being Reminiscences of
Meshach Browning, a Maryland Hunter.
Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. Philad.

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4822 Boone (Daniel) and the Hunters of Kentucky. By W. H. Bogart. 12mo. cloth, pp. 464. New York, 1859. 1 50 4823 Bradford (Alden). Biographical Notices of Distinguished Men in New England 12mo. cloth, pp. 464. Boston, 1842. 1850 4824 Bradstreet (Anne). The Works of, in Prose and Verse. Edited by John Harvard Ellis. Frontispiece and portrait. Royal 8vo. cloth, uncut edges, pp. 71+484. Charles- 4839 Brute (S. W. G.) Memoirs of the Right

town, Mass., 1867.

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4825 Brainbridge (William). The Life and Services of. Commodore of the United States Navy. By Thomas Harris. Portrait. 8vo. cloth, pp. 254. Philadelphia, 1837. 150 4826 Brainerd (Rev. David). Memoirs of. Missionary to the Indians on the Borders of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Chiefly taken from his own Diary. 8vo. sheep, pp. 507. New Haven, 1822. 2.00 4827 Breck (Samuel). Memoir of. VicePresident of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 8vo. paper, pp. 56. Philadelphia, 1863.

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4828 Brewster (William). Chief of the Pilgrims; or, Life and Time of William Brewster, ruling elder of the Pilgrim company that founded New Plymouth, the Parent Colony of New England, in 1620. By the Rev. Asbel Steele. Illustrated. 8vo. cloth, pp. 416. Philadelphia, 1857. 4. 00

4829 Briggs (George N,) A Memoir of, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from 1844 to 1851. By William C. Richards. Portrait. 12mo. cloth, pp. 451. Boston, 1867.

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4830 Brockett (L. P.) Men of our Day; or, Biographical Sketches. 42 portraits. 8vo. cloth, pp. 696. Philadelphia, 1872. 3.00 4831 Bromfield (John). Reminiscences of [not published for sale]. 8vo. cloth, pp. 210.

Salem, 1852.

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4832 Brown (Albert G.) Speeches, Messages,
and other Writings of. Senator from Missis-
sippi. Portrait. 8vo, sheep. Philadelphia,
1859.
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4833 Brown (Charles B.) Memoirs of, the
American Novelist, with Selections from his
Original Letters, and Miscellaneous Writ-

4838 Brunson (Alfred). A Western Pioneer; or, Incidents in his Life and Times, embracing a period of over seventy years. Vol. 1 (all published.) 12mo. cloth. Cincinnati, 1872.

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Reverend Simon William Gabriel Brute,
D.D., First Bishop of Vincennes [Indiana].
With Sketches Describing his Recollections,
and Extracts from his Journal. By the
Rt. Rev. James R. Bayley, D.D. Portrait.
Small 4to. boards, uncut edges, pp. 223.
New York, 1860.

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4840 Another edition. 12mo. cloth.
trated. New York.
4841 Bryan (Daniel). The Mountain Muse.
Comprising the Adventures of Daniel Boone,
and the Power of Virtuous and Refined

Beauty. By Daniel Bryan, of Rockingham
County, Virginia. 16mo. full bound, pp.
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252. Harrisonburg, 1813.

4812 Buchanan (James) and Breckenridge (John C.) Lives of. 12mo. paper, pp. 88. Cincinnati, 1856.

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4850 Another copy. Half mor., gilt top. 8 00 4851 Burr (Aaron). Life of. By Samuel L. Knapp. 12mo. cloth, pp. 290. New York,

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1835. 4852 Burr (Aaron). Memoirs, with Miscellaneous Correspondence. By M. L. Davis. Portraits. 2 vols. 8vo. cloth. New York, 3 00 4853 The Same, half morocco. 4 00 4854 Burr (Aaron). Private Journal, during his Residence of Four Years in Europe; with Selections from his Correspondence. With portrait. Edited by Matthew L. Davis. 2 vols. 8vo. boards, uncut. New York, 1858. 3 50

4855 Burroughs (Stephen). Memoirs of. To which are added Notes and an Appendix. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo. half bound, pp. 248, 148. Albany, 1811. 2.00

4856 Butler (Benj. F.) and Hoyt (Jesse). Their Lives and Opinions, with Anecdotes and Biographical Sketches of James Gordon Bennett, F. P. Blair, Walter Brown, Martin Van Buren, etc., by Wm. McKenzie. 8vo. paper, pp. 152. Boston, 1845.

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4867 Carson (Kit). Life and Adventures. From Facts narrated by himself. With the Character and Customs of the Indian Tribes of the Far West, and a full History of the Modoc War. By DeWitt C. Peters. Portraits and illustrations. 8vo. cloth. pp. 604. Hartford, 1874.

3 50 4968 Carson (Kit). Life of the Great Western, Hunter and Guide, with an account of various Government Expeditions to the Far West. By Charles Burdett. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. Philadelphia, 1869. 175

4869 Cartwright. Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, the Backwoods Preacher. Edited by W. P. Strickland. Portrait. 12mo. cloth, pp. 525. Cincinnati, 1868.

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4870 Cass (Lewis). Life and Public Services of, with the Pamphlet on the Right of Search, and some of his Speeches. By Wm. T. Young. 8vo. cloth, pp. 420. Detroit, 1852. 1 50

4871 Cass (Lewis). Life of. Also of General W. O. Butler, in one volume. 12mo. uncut, pp. 210, and 2 portraits. Philadelphia, 1848.

4872 Chase (Bishop [Philander]).

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Reminiscences and Autobiography. Second edition; comprising a History of the Principal Events in the Author's Life. With a portrait and four engravings. 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, pp. 548-564. Boston, 1848. 5.00 4873 Chase (Salmon P.) An Account of the Private Life and Public Services of. By R. B. Warden. 8vo. cloth, pp. 838. Cin5.00 cinnati, 1874.

4874 Chase (Salmon P.) The Life and Pub

lic Services of. By J. W. Shuckers. Illustrated. 8vo. cloth, pp. 669. New York, 1874. 5 00

4875 Choate (Rufus). Reminiscences of, the Great American Advocate. By E. G. Parker. Portrait. 12mo. cloth. New York, 1860. 2 00 4876 Clark. "Father Clark;" or, The Pioneer Preacher. Sketches and Incidents of Rev. John Clark. By an Old Pioneer [Rev. J. M. Peck]. 18mo. cloth, pp. 287. New York, 1855. 1 50 4877 Clay (Henry). An Address of. Containing certain Testimony in Refutation of the Charges against him, made by Gen. An drew Jackson. 8vo. pp. 61, boards. Washington, 1827. 1.00 4878 Clay (Henry). Biography of. By George D. Prentice. Portrait. 12mo. full bound, pp. 312. New York, 1831. 200 4879 Clay (Henry). Life of. Illustrated. 16mo. cloth, pp. 240. Boston. 1 25 4880 Clay (Henry). The Life and Times of. By Samuel M. Smucker. Portrait. 12mo. cloth. Philadelphia, 1867. 1 75 4881 Clay (Henry). The Life, Correspondence, and Speeches of. By Calvin Colton. 6 vols. 8vo. leather. N. York, 1857. 20 00 4882 Clay (Henry). The Life and Public Services of. By Epes Sargent. 8vo. paper, pp. 80. New York, 1844.

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4883 Clay (Henry). Life and Public Services of, down to 1848. By Epes Sargent. Edited and completed at Mr. Clay's death by Horace Greeley. Portrait. 12mo. cloth, pp. 492. Auburn, N. Y., 1852. 4884 Clay (Henry). The Life and Speeches of. Portrait. 2 vols. 12mo. boards, pp. 307-26, 597. New York, 1843. 2 50 4885 Clay (Henry). The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay. Portrait and plates. 2 vols. 8vo. cloth, pp. 198+307, 597. New York, 1843. 3 50 4886 Clay (Henry). Monument to the Memory of. By A. H. Carrier. Portrait. 8vo. full 2.00 bound, pp. 516. Philadelphia, 1859. 4887 Clay (Henry). Obituary Addresses on the Occasion of the Death of, and the Funeral Sermon of the Rev. C. M. Butler, Chaplain of the Senate. 8vo. cloth, pp. 135. Washington, 1852. 4888 Clay (Henry). The Ashland Text-book. Being a Compendium of Mr. Clay's Speeches on various Public Measures, etc. 12mo. paper, pp. 72. Boston, 1844. 25 4889 Clay (Henry). Speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay, of the Congress of the United States. By Richard Chambers. Portrait. 8vo. full bound, pp. 504. Cincinnati, 1842.

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4895 Cobb (Howell). A Memorial Volume of. Edited by Samuel Boykin. 12mo. cloth. Philadelphia. 3 00 4896 Coghlan [Margaret]. Memoirs of Mrs. Coghlan (Daughter of the late Major Moncrieffe). Written by Herself. 12mo. full bound, pp. 184. New York, 1795. 4 50 4897 Columbus (Christopher). By John S. C. Abbott. Illustrated. 12mo. cloth. New York, 1875. 1 50 4898 Columbus (Christopher). Life of, the Discoverer of America. By Arthur Helps. 12mo. cloth. London, 1869.

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4900 Another. The "Sunnyside Edition." 3 vols. 12mo. cloth. N. York, 1876. 675 4901 Another. The "Riverside Edition." 3 vols. 12mo. cloth, gilt top. New York, 1876. 5 25 4902 Another. The "People's Edition," 3 vols. 12mo. cloth. New York, 1876. 3 75 4903 Another edition. 12mo. cloth, pp. 325. New York, 1875. 1 754904 Columbus (Christopher). The Life of. By Arthur G. Knight. 16mo. cloth. New York.

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4905 Columbus (Christopher). Memorials of. A Collection of Authentic Documents of the Celebrated Navigator, now first published from the original Manuscripts. Preceded by a Memoir of his Life and Discoveries. [By D. Gio. Batista Spotorno.] Two portraits and fac-simile autograph letters. 8vo. boards, uncut, pp. 255. London, 1823. 4 00 4906 Another copy. Half calf. 4 50 4907 Columbus. Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America. From a Manuscript recently discovered in Spain. Translated from the Spanish. [By Samuel Kettell.] 8vo. half morocco, pp. 303. Boston, 1827. 3 50 4908 Columbus and Vespucius. Lives of Christopher Columbus, the Discoverer of America, and Americus Vespucius, the Florentine. Illustrated. 18mo. cloth, New York. 75

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