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J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.

General Scott and his Staff:

Comprising Memoirs of Generals Scott, Twiggs, Smith, Quitman, Shields,
Pillow, Lane, Cadwallader, Patterson, and Pierce; Colonels Childs,
Riley, Harney, and Butler; and other distinguished
Officers attached to General Scott's Army.

TOGETHER WITH

Notices of General Kearney, Col. Doniphan, Colonel Fremont, and other
Officers distinguished in the Conquest of California and New Mexico;
and Personal Adventures of the Officers. Compiled from
Public Documents and Private Correspondence.

WITH

ACCURATE PORTRAITS AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.
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FOR THE MILLWRIGHT, ENGINEER, AND MACHINIST, CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT:

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BY FREDERICK OVERMAN,

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CALIFORNIA AND OREGON:

Or, Sights in the Gold Region, and Scenes by the Way.

BY THEODORE T. JOHNSON.

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THIRD EDITION, WITH AN APPENDIX,

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BY HON. SAMUEL R. THURSTON,
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BY LUKE SHORTFIELD,

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from the most recent and authentic

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NINTH EDITION, WITH A SUPPLEMENT,

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DIARY AND CORRESPONDENCE

OF

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SECRETARY TO THE ADMIRALTY IN THE REIGNS OF CHARLES II. AND JAMES II. FROM THE ORIGINAL SHORT-HAND MS. IN THE PEPYSIAN LIBRARY, WITH A LIFE AND NOTES.

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BY MRS. JOHN SMITH.

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BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT.

The History of an Expedition AGAINST FORT DU QUESNE, IN 1775,

UNDER MAJOR-GENERAL EDWARD BRADDOCK.
Edited from the original MSS.,

BY WINTHROP SARGENT, M.A.

MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA.
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Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics,

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