The Remembrancer; or, Impartial Repository of Public Events. Part I for the Year 1776

J. Almon, 1776. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #1308137

London: J. Almon, 1776. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good, in recent leather binding. No Jacket. Note that title page gives 'Part I for 1776' and index is for 'Volume II' but clearly relates to this volume. Covers many events in all colonies. Included: Ethan Allen's capture; Benedict Arnold's march on Quebec; an early version of the Articles of Confederation as submitted to North Carolina Assembly (rejected); Virginia Committee of Safety Resolution appointing Patrick Henry Commander in Chief of VA forces; Ben Franklin's correspondence to British friend expressing impossibility of British prevailing; trial court proceedings for Daniel Disney in Montreal; Notice of December 28 1775 meeting of Massachusetts Assembly naming as delegates to Congress John Hancock, Sam Adams, John Adams, Elbridge Gerry and Rbt Treat Paine; list of Privateers with armaments and officers as ordered by Congress at Philadelphia; much more. Cf, Sabin #955; Howes #182. 8vo, 371 pp + index. Housed in a custom-made collectors slipcase.

Price: $1,500.00