Item #001304 An Oration, Delivered on the Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of Washington: February 22, 1832. John Pitman.

An Oration, Delivered on the Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of Washington: February 22, 1832

Providence, R.I. Weeden and Knowles, Printers, 1832. Paperback. 36 p.; 21 cm. Lacking wrappers. Untrimmed. Inscription at head of title: "Professor Goddard with the respect of the Author." Two editorial corrections in the same hand. The author, John Pitman (1785-1864), was a federal judge for Rhode Island from 1825 to his death. The Professor Goddard to whom he gave this publication may have been William G. Goddard, professor of philosophy and belles-lettres at Brown University from 1825 to 1842. In Very Good Condition: title page and last pages slightly soiled; lower margin of pages 18 and 19 slightly soiled; last leaf detached from stitching but held by three 20th-century staples. Very Good. Item #001304

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