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Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785 Town and country magazine or Universal Repository of Knowledge, Instruction and Entertainment for the Year 1779. [Vol 11, (1779)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08686 Author/Creator: Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785 Place Written: London, England Type: Magazine Date: 1779 Pagination: 13 issues : 718 p. : ill Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

11th annual volume of a periodical journal that resembles the Gentleman's Magazine and London Magazine in format and style. 12 monthly issues plus supplement for 1779 containing reports on the War of Independence. Issues are not bound together. Includes many engraved plates. Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr. The March issue reprints the Declaration of Independence (p.148-150), and the April issue the Articles of Confederation (p. 206-209).

Hamilton, A. Jr., fl. 1769-1785

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