Would this Sir John be John , 11th Earl (1779-1789)Lt Col 76th Foot;
wounded by a musket-ball while reconnoitering with Gen. Henry Clinton at the
siege of Charlestown, VA 1780 during the American Revolution. d. 8 Apr. 1789
London Unmarried ???
Laurel
---- Original Message -----
From: "Niven Sinclair" <niven@niven.co.uk>
To: <sinclair@quarterman.org>
Cc: <iansinclair@nosshead.freeserve.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Another Rare Book
> At 01:07 01/07/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >Found another one:
> >
>
>http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byform/mailing-lists/exlibris/1997/08/msg000
> >53.html
> >
> >The Book Chest ABAA
> >322 West 57th St. 34S
> >New York, N.Y. 10019
> >tel: (212) 246-8955. fax: (212) 757-8817
> >email: bkchest@pipeline.com
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WASHINGTON,
> >President of the United States of America, To Sir John Sinclair ...
> >Engraved from the original letters ... an exact facsimile ... With the
> >insertion of 2 portraits of Washington, one of Martha, plus a facsimile
of
> >a small circular engraved crest (Washington in profile). 4to. 57pp.
> >Beautiful new leather spine, marbled boards. Several repaired closed
tears
> >otherwise a very good copy. W. Bulmer, S.J. Neele, et al. London 1800.
> >Not in RLIN. Rare. $475.
> >
> >Presentation inscription to Doctor Pearson, with Sir John Sinclair's
> >"Complts. as a mark of his esteem" on half title. And handwritten on the
> >Dedication page: "This book which belonged to my great-grandfather Col.
>
> [ Excess quotations omitted. ]
>
>
>
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