History of the National Flag of the United States of America

by Schuyler Hamilton

THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL FLAG
of the
United States of AMERICA.

BY

SCHUYLER HAMILTON,
Capt. by Brvt. U.S.A.

PHILADELPHIA,
LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO & CO.
1853.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, by
LIPPINCOTT, GRAMBO, AND CO.,
in the Office of the Clerk of the District Court of the United States in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA:
T. K. AND P. G. COLLINS, PRINTERS.

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THIS RESEARCH
AS TO
THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF THE DEVICES COMBINED
IN
The National Flag of the United States of America,
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO
MAJOR-GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT,
AS A
SLIGHT TRIBUTE OF RESPECT FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICES,
AND
AS A MARK OF PERSONAL GRATITUDE,
BY
HIS FRIEND AND AIDE-DE-CAMP,
SCHUYLER HAMILTON,
Captain by Brevet, U.S.A.

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