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(PENNSYLVANIA). [GRAYDON, ALEXANDER]. Memoirs of a Life, Chiefly Passed in Pennsylvania within the Last Sixty Years; with Occasional Remarks Upon the General Occurrences, Character and Spirit of That Eventful Period. Harrisburgh, [Pa.]: John Wyeth, 1811. 1st ed. 12mo. 378, [1] pp. Errata leaf. Old calf, scuffed; rebacked. Sound. Text very good. $275.00

 

Howes G 344. S & S 22936. See DAB for an account of Graydon, who participated in the Revolutionary War, but was appalled by the treatment of the Loyalists. An active advocate of the Federal Constitution, Graydon was a Federalist dismissed from office following the election of Gov. Thomas McKean.

"Though he had himself suffered from political intolerance, his Memoirs are free from any deforming bias. A rich sense of humor, wealth of anecdote, shrewd observation of character and of opinion, and at times considerable literary charm have made his book one of the best-known and most valuable historical sources for the period."