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Albany, NY: The University of the State of New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Front inner hinge is weak at the lower end. ; This volume only. .

The University of the State of N, 1931. hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

The University of the State of N, 1965. hardcover. Very Good. . Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

The University of the State of N, 1965. hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Albany:: The University of the State of New York, 1951. A solid copy -- square and reasonably tight. Bound in the original blue cloth, lettered in gold on the spine. Laid-in are two typed letters signed by the compiler, Milton W. Hamilton, to George H. Crosbie, editor of THE AUTOGRAPH COLLECTOR'S JOURNAL. Both discuss an article that Hamilton was writing about a Sir William Johnson letter. The article was scheduled to be published in the April 1952 issue of Crosbie's magazine. Sir William Johnson (1715-1774) was the superintendent of Indian affairs for British America. See DAB, Vol V, pp. 124-128. This volume of Johnson's papers covers the period September 1758 through December 1763, including the campaigns and diplomacy of the French and Indian War, Pontiac's conspiracy, settlement of the peace, Johnson's wise policies and importance in placating and controlling the Indian tribes, especially the Six Nations of Iroquois. It parallels Volume III and a part of Volume IV of… Read More

Albany, New York: The University of the State of New York, 1951. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good. xiv, 998, [4] pages. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Some weakness to the boards. Footnotes. Includes 12 black and white illustrations, as well as a preface, Chronology of Daniel Claus, The Seven Years' War, and The Indian Uprising. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (c. 1715 - 11 July 1774), was an Irish official of the British Empire. As a young man, Johnson moved to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his uncle, Admiral Peter Warren, which was located amidst the Mohawk, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. Johnson learned the Mohawk language and Iroquois customs, and was appointed the British agent to the Iroquois. Because of his success, he was appointed in 1756 as British Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the northern colonies. Throughout his career as a British official among the Iroquois, Johnson combined personal… Read More

Albany, New York: The University of the State of New York, 1953. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good. viii, 994, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Ex-library with usual library markings. Minor edge soiling. Includes Footnotes, Fold-out map at p. 958. Preface, The Indian Uprising, 1764-1765. Includes 13 black and white illustrations. The years 1764 to 1765 covered by the material of this book mark the interval between the Pontiac Uprising and the preliminary rumblings of the coming Revolution. Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (c. 1715 - 11 July 1774), was an Irish official of the British Empire. As a young man, Johnson moved to the Province of New York to manage an estate purchased by his uncle, Admiral Peter Warren, which was located amidst the Mohawk, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. Johnson learned the Mohawk language and Iroquois customs, and was appointed the British agent to the Iroquois. Because of his success, he was appointed in 1756 as British Superintendent… Read More