Montgomery

réf. 006527 — New York 1880 / Poughkeepsie 1876: John Polhemus / News Book and Job Printing House. First Edition . Leather. Very Good. Octavo. Two works bound as one. Modern binding quarter black leather over brown leather boards gilt title label on front board 9 x 6 inches each 31 pages. Two exceedingly SCARCE pamphlets on American Revolution officers Major Andre and General Montgomery bound together. Paper shows expected toning and some repair to torn pages; Major Andre pamphlet with center fold mark where it was folded before being bound. The historical oration delivered by Henry J. Raymond on September 23 1880 commemorates the 100th anniversary of the capture of British Major John Andre during the American Revolutionary War. Andre's capture by three American militiamen thwarted a major British scheme and revealed Benedict Anorld's infamous treason. General Montgomery was a distinguished figure in the early days of the American Revolution; he led the ill-fated assault on Quebec where he fell in battle becoming one of the Revolution's first national heroes John Polhemus / News Book and Job Printing House hardcover