Calendar of the Sparks Manuscripts in Harvard College Library: With an Appendix Showing Other Manuscripts (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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9780666145086: Calendar of the Sparks Manuscripts in Harvard College Library: With an Appendix Showing Other Manuscripts (Classic Reprint)

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The ms. Begins with transactions of the summer Of 1775, and becomes a daily record Dec. 1. On the 3oth the story of an Irish deserter from the rebels is given. A full account is given of the attack on the night following Dec. 3lst. On Jan. 1, 1776, Two deserters came in to-day. On their report that Mr. Montgomery is missing, the dead bodies were shown to the prisoners. They pointed out their general, etc. The last entry is May 7, 1776, made up mostly of recapitulations and gen eral reflections.

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