1842 Life of Peter Van Schaack 1st Ed American Revolution Loyalist John Jay

by Henry C. Van Schaack

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The Life of Peter Van Schaack, LL.D., by his son Henry C. Van Schaack, published in New York by D. Appleton & Co. in 1842. This is the original first edition, complete bibliographically and illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of Peter Van Schaack. An important early American biography incorporating Van Schaack’s original correspondence and writings from the Revolutionary era, including exchanges with John Jay and discussion of New York politics, the Boston Port Bill, and the growing conflict with Britain. Van Schaack was a prominent colonial New York lawyer who opposed independence and armed rebellion and was ultimately exiled to England, making the book a particularly interesting Loyalist perspective on the American Revolution. Buyer search terms: Peter Van Schaack, Henry C Van Schaack, 1842 book, American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Loyalist, Tory, John Jay, colonial New York, Kinderhook NY, early American law, correspondence, Americana, D Appleton, antiquarian book.

• Year: 1842
• Condition: Fair

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