Amory. Centennial Memoir of Major-General John Sullivan, 1740-1795

Amory, Thomas C. Centennial Memoir of Major-General John Sullivan, 1740-1795, Presented at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, July 2d, 1876. Philadelphia: Collins, Printer, 1879. [8753] Gray printed wrappers, some splitting at the fold and chipping at the edges, 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches, 17 unnumbered pp. Fair. Pamphlet. On offprint from the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Major-General John Sullivan is probably best remembered as half of the Sullivan-Clinton Expedition against the hostile Indians of New York state in 1779. As this biographical account relates, he was also a member of the Continental Congress from New Hampshire, and one of the brigadiers who took command of the army besieging Boston in 1775. He helped to evacuate the American army after the failed invasion of Canada, was taken prisoner on Long Island after giving brave and constant leadership under fire, and soon released by exchange. His command was part of the Delaware crossing that surprised the Hessians a