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A Transylvanian trilogy; the story of the writing of Harry Toulmin's 1792 "History of Kentucky", combined with a brief sketch of his life and a new bibliography

Title: A Transylvanian trilogy; the story of the writing of Harry Toulmin's 1792 "History of Kentucky", combined with a brief sketch of his life and a new bibliography, by Willard Rouse Jillson. To which are added an exact reprint of Toulmin: 1792, and a facsimile reprint of Russell's map of Kentucky: 1794.
Author: Jillson, Willard Rouse, 1890-
Publication: Frankfort, Ky., The Kentucky state historical society, 1932.

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Description

4 p. l., 8 p., reprint (9-196 p.) [197]-204 p. incl. front., illus. (facsims.) 2 maps (1 fold.); 22 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Gift of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subjects

Note

Reprint has title: Thoughts on emigration. To which are added, miscellaneous observations relating to the United States of America: and a short account of the state of Kentucky ... Printed in October, 1792.
The second part of the reprint, with facsimile of original t.-p., has title: A description of Kentucky in North America: to which are prefixed miscellaneous observations respecting the United States. Printed in November, 1792.
"First edition, 200 copies."

Bibliography (note)

"Bibliography of Harry Toulmin": p. [199]-204.

Source (note)

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society;

Call Number

ITY (Jillson, W. R. Transylvania trilogy)

LCCN

33003855

OCLC

2666667

Author

Jillson, Willard Rouse, 1890-

Title

A Transylvanian trilogy; the story of the writing of Harry Toulmin's 1792 "History of Kentucky", combined with a brief sketch of his life and a new bibliography, by Willard Rouse Jillson. To which are added an exact reprint of Toulmin: 1792, and a facsimile reprint of Russell's map of Kentucky: 1794.

Imprint

Frankfort, Ky., The Kentucky state historical society, 1932.

Bibliography

"Bibliography of Harry Toulmin": p. [199]-204.

Source

Gift; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; 2008.

Added Author

Toulmin, Harry, 1766-1823. Thoughts on emigration.

Toulmin, Harry, 1766-1823. Description of Kentucky.

Russell, John.

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Research Call Number

ITY (Jillson, W. R. Transylvania trilogy)

NYGB KY. G 6. 5

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