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Electronic version ; 29 x 38 cm, folded to 29 x 19 cm ; Manuscript, signed.

respecting a History of the English Army ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Res/4 Brit. 46 c-1

respecting a History of the English Army ; Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Res/4 Brit. 46 c-2

"Books & stationary. Etheridge & Bliss . keep constantly for sale, a well assorted, and large collection of books ."--p. [56], 2nd count. ; "Rollin's Ancient history. Etheridge & Bliss . are publishing by subscription, an elegant edition of Rollin's Ancient history, in eight volumes, octavo. ."--p. [55], 2nd count. ; "The French artillerist, containing brief instructions for the different objects of practical artillery. Selected from French authorities, by Col. Ir. Am. de Lacroix, formerly a captain commandant of artillery in the service of France. Translated by Samuel Mackay, A.M. ."--54 p., 2nd count, with separate title page. ; Each title recorded separately in Shaw & Shoemaker. ; Copyright Feb. 18, 1808 by Samuel Mackay. ; Shaw & Shoemaker ; Shaw & Shoemaker ; Mode of access: Internet.

Appended: Specimens of composition in the Persian language: The exordium of Jaumi's poem, entitled Eusoof and Zoolleikha; A prayer directed by the Brahmins to be offered up to the supreme being, written originally in the Schanscrit language, and translated by C. W. Boughton Rouse. ; Persian and English on opposite pages. ; Mode of access: Internet.

[2], 82 p. : ill. ; "By His Majesties Permission." ; Reproduction of original in: Christ Church (University of Oxford). Library.

Published to assist in providing funds "to relieve and support the innocent children and widows of the valiant soldiers inhumanly and unwantonly butchered" when "peaceably marching to and from Concord, the 19th April, 1775"--Cf. Pref. ; Attributed to Robert Donkin--Appleton's cyclopaedia of American biography. ; "Subscribers names"--p. [1]-[19]. ; "La fortune dispose des victoires ." ; Electronic reproduction. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; 44

Errata, p. [4], first grouping. ; Includes 13 numbered double-plates (1 folded). ; Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. ; Skempton, A. W. British civil engineering, ; NUC pre-1956 ; Mode of access: Internet. ; Half-calf with marbled paper boards and headbands; all edges mottled. ; Presentation inscription on front pastedown: Major Eliot . from Lieut. General Sir John Stuart . 1816.

Circular letter of the U.S. Military Philosophical Society regarding the publication of annual transactions and the collections of dues, dated West-Point, 2 November 1807. ; Printed material

1. Office of the barrack master general. Arrears of Barrack office accounts; 2. Establishment of the Barrack office (1 v.) -- 3. Office of the barrack master general. Stores and supplies; 5. Army, Medical department (1 v.) -- 7. Office of the secretary at war. Department foreign accounts; and the chaplain general; 8. Office of the secretary at war. Department of miscellaneous accounts; 9. On the reports, to the lords commissioners of His Majesty's treasury, of the commissioners appointed by act of 41 Geo. III. cap.22 (1 v.) -- 10. Royal military college; 11. Departments of the adjutant general and quarter-master general, With a supplement to the eight report; 12. Office of ordinance: Treasurer (1 v.) -- 13. The master general and Board of ordnance; 14. Ordnance. Estimates; 15. Ordnance. Fortifications and buildings. Barracks. Small gun department (1 v.) -- 16. Ordnance. Contracts, etc. Royal laboratory. Inspector of artillery, etc. Royal carriage department; 17. Ordnance. Military accounts. Field train department. Royal artillery drivers. Deputy adjutant general of artillery. Medical department. Royal military academy at Woolwich. Trigonometrical survey of Great Britain; 18. Office of the commissariat; 19. Royal hospital at Chelsea. Commissary general of musters. Royal military asylum. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; MAIN; UB57.A3: Fourth and Sixth reports are not included.

Manuscript for one variant of guidelines for establishing multiple military academies, proposed by Alden Partridge. The following is paraphrased from the original. It is not a complete transcription. 1st: In addition to the Military Academy at West Point, there will be two others: one in Washington, DC, the other in Pittsburgh, PA 2nd: 150 cadets at each academy are to join military service 3rd: Additional young gentlemen will be accepted to receive a military education without entering service 4th: No pay will be allowed to the cadets 5th: All three academies will have the same number of professors and teachers 6th: Addresses paying professors according to rank 7th: Each academy will have a superintendent who is a military officer 8th: Cadets desiring to enter Naval service may serve as midshipmen 9th: Calls for an Inspector General of Military Schools 10th: The President is authorized to establish necessary regulations 11th: Applicants must be between 13 and 18 years of age 12th: The President will establish a Board of Visitors over which the Inspector General presides 13th: The President will allow a certain number of musicians to each academy 14th: Each academy shall have a treasurer 15th: The President is authorized to cause to be distributed to cadets inscribed medals as awards of merit for excellence in military science and also in correct conduct 16th: The academics are entirely disconnected from the Army ; This is a variant edition of the another manuscript with the same name. This document contains 16, rather than 15 items. The additional item pertains to awards of merit.

Manuscript for one variant of guidelines for establishing multiple military academies, proposed by Alden Partridge. The following is paraphrased from the original. It is not a complete transcription. 1st: In addition to the Military Academy at West Point, there will be two others: one in Washington, DC, the other in Pittsburgh, PA 2nd: 150 cadets at each academy are to join military service 3rd: Additional young gentlemen will be accepted to receive a military education without entering service 4th: No pay will be allowed to the cadets 5th: All three academies will have the same number of professors and teachers 6th: Addresses paying professors according to rank 7th: Each academy will have a superintendent who is a military officer 8th: Cadets desiring to enter Naval service may serve as midshipmen 9th: Calls for an Inspector General of Military Schools 10th: The President is authorized to establish necessary regulations 11th: Applicants must be between 13 and 18 years of age 12th: The President will establish a Board of Visitors over which the Inspector General presides 13th: The President will allow a certain number of musicians to each academy 14th: Each academy shall have a treasurer 15th: The academics are entirely disconnected from the Army ; There are two other copies of this document that, although in different hands, appear to be identical in content. There is also a variant edition of this document with the same name that contains 16 rather than 15 items. The additional item pertains to awards of merit.

The letter, which is written by command of Washington, by his aide-de-camp, H. Baylies and countersigned by him, gives a full resume of Major (later General) Matthew Clarkson's military services from 1777 through 1782. This document is signed by George Washington on June 24, 1782 at the Headquarters of the American Army. (For his photograph, see the Clarkson Family Photographs Collection.)

[2], xi, [1], 128 p. ; Contains 105 songs, all in praise of British arms.

Manuscript note on present (Holland Library) copy attributes authorship for Brig. General Stewart. ; Mode of access: Internet.