A Collection of Papers, Relative to Half-pay, and Commutation of Half-pay; Granted by Congress to the Officers of the Army: Compiled, by Permission of H

Publisher Marketing: Title: A collection of papers, relative to half-pay, and commutation of half-pay; granted by Congress to the officers of the Army: compiled, by permission of His Excellency General George Washington, from the original papers in his possession. Author: George WashingtonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00964200CollectionID: CTRG93-B278PublicationDate: 17830101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: The contents differs from other editions published in the same year. For description cf. Church catalogue, v. 5, no. 1195. Includes the "Newburgh addresses," two anonymous addresses which were circulated through the camp at Newburgh, in March 1783. It was afterwards made known that they were written by Major John Armstrong, a member of Gen. Gates' staff. Collation: 36 p.; 20 cm Contributor Bio:  Washington, George George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. As a young man, he learned the morals, manners, and knowledge necessary to become a Virginia gentleman. He was particularly interested in the military arts and western expansion. At the age of 16, he helped survey Shenandoah lands. At the age of 22, he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel and fought in the first battles of what became the French and Indian War. Unanimously elected as the first President of the United States, Washington served two terms before retiring to Mount Vernon. He passed away on December 14, 1799.