For several of the original letters which we have copied in fac-simile, we are indebted to the kindness of the Rev. Dr. Sprague of Albany.
The drawing of the residence of the "Washington Family," and a few of the smaller cuts, have been copied, with some variations, from Mr. Lossing's very valuable work, "The Field-Book of the Revolution." Most of the other illustrations have been engraved from original drawings, or daguerreotypes taken for the purpose.
CONTENTS.
| Page. | ||
| [WASHINGTON] | Mrs. C.M. Kirkland | [1] |
| [FRANKLIN] | C.F. Briggs | [63] |
| [ JEFFERSON] | Parke Godwin | [77] |
| [ HANCOCK] | Richard Hildreth | [ 95] |
| [ JOHN ADAMS] | Clarence Cook | [123] |
| [ PATRICK HENRY] | Edward W. Johnston | [151] |
| [ MADISON] | Edward W. Johnston | [179] |
| [ JAY] | William S. Thayer | [197] |
| [HAMILTON] | James C. Carter | [231] |
| [ MARSHALL] | R.W. Griswold, D.D. | [261] |
| [ AMES] | James B. Thayer | [275] |
| [ JOHN QUINCY ADAMS] | David Lee Child | [299] |
| [ JACKSON] | Parke Godwin | [339] |
| [ RUFUS KING] | Charles King, L.L.D. | [353] |
| [ CLAY] | Horace Greeley | [369] |
| [ CALHOUN] | Parke Godwin | [395] |
| [ CLINTON] | T. Romeyn Beck, M.D. | [413] |
| [ STORY] | Francis Howland | [425] |
| [ WHEATON] | [447] | |
| [ WEBSTER] | Henry C. Deming | [471] |