Title: Magazine Of American History Illustrated
With Notes And Queries
Vol. 13 Jan.-June 1885

Edited By Mrs. Martha J. Lamb

Classification: Magazine History American

Publication Information: 30 Lafayette Place, New York.

Additional Information: Illustrated. Old ads in the back. Content & Illustration Listing pages in very front. 617 pages plus ads

Summary: This magazine was published from 1877-1917. When Martha Lamb took it over in 1883 (until her death in Jan.1893) it became a paying venture. While she had owned it, it was fully illustrated. They published documents, historical and biographical articles, news of the historical societies, the proceedings of the New York Historical Society, book reviews, and notes and queries. Contents include:
• The Manor of Gardiner’s Island
• Count DeVergennes
• Puritanism in New York
• Building of the Monitor
• First Aerial Voyage Across the English Channel. Diary of Dr. John Jeffries
• Unpublished Revolutionary Letters from Burgoyne, Gates, Heath, Phillips, John Hancock, John Adams, and Gen. Ward.
• Bi-Centennial of American Proprietors of East New Jersey
• Charity in the American Colonies
• The Early New York Post Office. Ebenezer Hazard, Postmaster and Postmaster-General.
• Chief George H.M. Johnson-Onwanonsyshon
• Benedict Arnold’s March to Canada
• Early Virginia Claims in Pennsylvania
• The Character of Andrew Jackson
• Andre’s Landing-Place at Haverstraw
• Unpublished Letter from James Duane to George Clinton
• Letter from C.S. Bushnell on the Building of the Monitor
• Origin of the Name Monitor
• The River Tiber in Washington
• Older than the Mound Builders
• Some Recent School Books
• Alexander William Deniphan
• A Memento of Lewis and Clark’s Expedition
• The Tory Postmaster of the Revolution
• Signatures to the Peace Treaty of 1764
• The Sweets of Historical Study
• The Fairfaxes of Yorkshire and Virginia
• Brig.-Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, U.S.A.
• The Adventure of Monsieur de Belle Isle
• An Old Masonic Charter
• About Richard Bellington
• The Story of Astoria
• Unpublished Letters from George Clinton, Henry Laurens, Fisher Ames, Major-Gen. Rottenburg, Judge Peters
• Revolutionary Sermon, by the Rev. Joab Trout
• Hand-Bill of “Fresh News,” 1775
• Sketch of Rev. William Barry
• Where a King once Lived
• Deaf Smith
• The Late General and Astronomer, O.M. Mitchell
• War Reminiscences
• The Framers of the Constitution
• Bellomont and Rasle in 1699
• Work as an Educating Power
• Ancient Chicago
• Jefferson as a Naturalist
• Petition of the Boston Ministers in 1709
• The Fairfax Family
• Did Pocahontas Really Rescue Captain Smith?
• Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
• The Heart of Louisiana
• The Fallacy of 1776
• The Ancient Races of America
• The Hungry Pilgrims
• Unpublished Letters of Gen. Burgoyne
• Extracts from the Correspondence of Washington
• The Sackville Papers
• Pocahontas and Capt. Smith
• Charles O’Connor. His Professional Life and Character
• Asa Parker and the Lehigh University
• Antiquities in the Western States
• The Cave Myth of the American Indians
• Elizabeth. England’s Sovereign from 1558 to 1603
• The Discovery of Lake Superior
• Unpublished Letters of Robert Morris and of Philippe in America
• Letter of Samuel Clement
• Letter of George Washington Parke Custis
• Letter of General John A. Dix
• Historical Errors Corrected
• The Oldest Orchard in Oneida County
• Monthly department included in multiple issues: Notes, Queries and Replies; Societies; Book Notices; Announcements; Political Americanisms.

Condition: Bound volume, Ex-Lib – usual stamps & marks. Covers show slight wear, page edges stamped. Issues have front and back covers. First issue paper front cover is tore and completely loose in volume, another front cover has a corner missing at the bottom and several pages in one issue have pieces missing in the bottom right side margin area. Pages have hint of age discoloring especially on the outer edges. Overall very good copy for its age.

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