A catalogue of the Washington collection in the Boston Athenæum / compiled and annotated by Appleton P.C. Griffin ; with an appendix, The inventory of Washington's books drawn up by the appraisers of his estate; with notes in regard to the full titles of the several books and the later history and present ownership of those not in the Athenæum collection, by William Coolidge Lane.

  • Boston Athenæum
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[1897]
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Credit: A catalogue of the Washington collection in the Boston Athenæum / compiled and annotated by Appleton P.C. Griffin ; with an appendix, The inventory of Washington's books drawn up by the appraisers of his estate; with notes in regard to the full titles of the several books and the later history and present ownership of those not in the Athenæum collection, by William Coolidge Lane. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE WASHINGTON COLLECTION IN THE BOSTON ATHEN^UM. part I. BOOKS FROM WASHINGTON’S LIBRARY. ABERCROMBIE, Rev. James. 1758-1841. A Sermon, preached in Christ Church and St. Peter’s, Philadelphia: on Wednesday, May 9, 1798. Being the Day appointed by the President, as a Day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer, throughout the United States of America. By James Abercrombie, A. M. One of the Assistant Ministers of Christ Church and St. Peter’s. Published by Request. Philadelphia: printed by John Ormrod [1798]. 38 pp. 8°. Inscribed on the inside of the first cover, “ To George Washington, Esq'' From His most hble Servt The Author.” ABERCROMBIE, John. English horticulturist, 1726-1806. The Hot-House Gardener on the general Culture of the Pine-Apple, and Methods of forcing early Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, and other choice Fruits, in Hot-Houses, Vineries, Fruit-Houses, Hot-Walls, &c. with Directions for raising Melons and early Strawberries. By John Abercrombie. . . . Illus- trated with five Copper-Plates, representing the Pine-Apple, Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, Melon, and Strawberries, — coloured from Nature. London: printed for John Stockdale. m.dcc.lxxxix. xvi, 238 pp. 8°. This work was presented to Washington by the Chevalier d’Yrujo, as appears from a letter to Washington, preserved in the State Department at Washington, from which the following is an extract: — “As during my residence at Mount Vernon you did allow me to have the honor to present you with a Book concerning the culture of the Pine Apple & other different fruits in
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