CLINTON, Henry

Memorandums, &c. &c.

CLINTON, Henry. Memorandums, &c. &c. Respecting the Unprecedented Treatment which the Army have metwith Respecting Plunder Taken After a Siege, and of which Plunder the Navy Serving with the Army Divided Their More than Ample Share, now Fourteen Years Since. London: Privately printed, 1794. Octavo, unbound and side-stitched, uncut. Housed in custom half morocco slipcase. $1100. First edition of Sir Henry Clinton's scarce Memorandums, concerning the division of plunder taken at the siege of Charleston, South Carolina. This description of the sale of American property following the capture of Charleston was privately printed for Sir Henry Clinton, "but he withdrew it at the moment of issue on account of the death of Admiral Arbuthnot, to whom in a great measure it refers. It is very rare" (Stevens 53). Howes C495. In excellent condition, leaves bright and fresh. Very scarce.

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