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An Impartial History of the Present War in America, Vol. I

1778–80
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  • Title: An Impartial History of the Present War in America, Vol. I
  • Author: Reverend James Murray (British (born Scotland), Fans, Berwickshire 1732–1782 Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
  • Engraver: Robert Pollard (British, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1755–1838 London)
  • Publisher: T. Robson (Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
  • Publisher: Robert Baldwin, London
  • Publisher: N. Frobisher, York
  • Publisher: Bayne and Mennons, Edinburgh
  • Publisher: Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow
  • Sitter: Frontispiece portrait of Reverend James Murray (British (born Scotland), Fans, Berwickshire 1732–1782 Newcastle-upon-Tyne)
  • Sitter: John Hancock (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1737–1793 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Sitter: Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (British, 1732–1792)
  • Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
  • Sitter: Israel Putnam (American, Salem, Massachusetts 1718–1790 Brooklyn, Connecticut)
  • Sitter: Charles Lee (American (born England), Darnhall, Cheshire 1732–1782 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Sitter: Horatio Gates (American (born England), Maldon, Essex 1727–1806 New York)
  • Sitter: Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (Anglo-Irish, Strabane 1724–1808 Maidenhead)
  • Sitter: Richard Montgomery (American, born Ireland 1736–1775 Quebec)
  • Sitter: Benedict Arnold (American, Norwich, Connecticut 1741–1801 London)
  • Date: 1778–80
  • Medium: Illustrations: engraving
  • Dimensions: 8 7/16 × 5 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (21.5 × 13 × 4 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1831(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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