Item #100119 Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only). William Johnson.
Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only)
Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only)
Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only)
Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only)
Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only)

Sketches Of The Life And Correspondence Of NATHANAEL GREENE, Major General Of The Armies Of The United States, In The War Of The Revolution. (Volume 1 only)

Charleston, South Carolina: Printed for the Author, by A. E. Miller, 1822. Volume One only of a 2-Volume Set. xi, (i), 515 + (i). Original full leather binding with title on leather label on the spine, which is double ruled into six compartments. Lacks the title page and frontis of Greene (original text starts with the Preface (page iii)). A modern title page printed and laid in. Text uniformly foxed and lightly browned, with a more foxing towards the last section of the book. Howes J-156 aa. Volume One includes two battle plans, that of the Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Cowpens.

William Johnson was an associate justice of the US Supreme Court and served as a jurist and legislator in South Carolina and was influential in establishing the University of South Carolina. Johnson was appointed by Jefferson and was often as loggerheads with the Federalist dominated court of John Marshall. His father had served with Greene in the revolution. His biography of Greene was the first to be written and utilized Greene's personal papers. Sabin 36344.

A truly beautiful copy of this scarce and important work. Not Ex-Lib. Item #100119

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