Andrew Ellicott: His Life and Letters - Couverture souple

Mathews, Catharine Van Cortlandt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 156664111X ISBN 13 : 9781566641111

Editeur : WorldComm, 1997

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It has I ons; been the desire of the descendants of Andrew EU icott that a record of his life and work should be made in the definite and permanent form of a biography. This has been felt to be a I ecognition which is justly due to the useful and enduring nature of most of his public work. Except for a brief statement of the main facts of his life given in the Genealogy of the Fox, Ellicott, and Evans families ;a short but excellent biographical sketch in Stuar CsC ivil and Military Engineers of America ;and a few stray newspaper articles relative to his work on the surveys and plans of the city of Washington, no really adequate account of Major Ellicotfs cai-eer has hitherto found its way into print, and thereby, into public notice. This book therefoi-e presents foithe most part entirely new material, and is taken largely from a mass of valuable and interesting papers, letters, diaries, and docunients of various sorts, which are in the possession of Mr. Ellicott D. Curtis and other of Major Ellicotfs descendants, and which have neer before been published. Especial mention should be made of Mrs. T. K. Alexander of Washington, D. C, who, besides the many papers and journals of Major Ellicott which are in her possession, has collected many documents relative to his part in the surveys and plans of the District of Columbia. The thanks of the author for kindly advice and assistance given are due to Mr. Henry W. Lanier of Doubleday, Page Co., to Mr. John B. Church of Geneva, N. Y., and to Dr. Richard B. Coutant of Tarrvtown, N. Y. New York, January,
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WorldComm
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 156664111X
• ISBN 13: 9781566641111
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible