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 Athenaeum.
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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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    322 Political Tracts, i vol. $0.75 Three of the six volumes lettered with this title are in the Athenaeum collection; contents given under Smith, W. L. (p. 188), Virginia (p. 216), Webster, Noah (p. 220). Each vol- ume. A. Two volumes with this title which figured as lot 31 in the 1876 sale ($26), are owned by Mr. M. Polock of Philadelphia. They contain the following pamphlets : — I. [Webster, P.] A dissertation on the political union and constitu- tion. By a Citizen of Philadelphia. Phila. 1783. 47 pp. 8°. A. Pres. A Collection of state-papers. The Hague. 1782. 96 pp. 8°. Webster, Noah. Sketches of American policy. Hartford. 1785. 48 pp. 8°. Pres. [Morris, Gouverneur.] Observations on the American Revolution. Phila. 1779. Lx, (4), 122 pp. 8°. A. [Webster, P.] A sixth essay on free trade and finance. By a Citizen of Philadelphia. Phila. 1783. 32 pp. 8°. Pres. [Briton, T. T., pseud.] Observations on American independency. [Edinburgh. 1779]. Half-title only. II. [Ruston, Thomas.] Remarks on Lord Sheffield’s Observations on the commerce of the American states, by an American. London. 1784. (2), SI pp. 8°. [Boothby, Sir Brook.] A letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke. 2d ed. With additions. London. 1791. (2), 135 pp. Rous, George. Thoughts on government; occasioned by Mr. Burke’s Reflections, etc. in a letter to a friend. 4th ed. London. 1791. (4). 77 PP- 8°- Paine, Thomas. Rights of man. 2d ed. Phila. 1791. 105 pp. 8°. [CoXE, T.| A Brief examination of Lord Sheffield’s Observations on the commerce of the United States. In seven numbers. With two supplementary notes on American manufactures. Phila. 1791. vii, (i), I3SPP- 8°. 00 Sermons, i vol. •50 241 *Sermons, i vol. .25 293 *Sermons, 2 vols. 1.50 Of the four volumes lettered “ Sermons ” the Athenaeum has three, the contents of which will be found under Ogden, Uzal (p. 154), Stith, William (p. 195), White, William (p. 226). Each volume. A. 431 ^Sketches and Inquiries, i vol. 2.00 Contents of this volume given on p. 161 under Peters, Rich- ard. A. 183 *Tracts, i vol. i.oo Contents of this volume given on p. 121 under Lee, Arthur. A.