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M. L. Weems

(Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825)

Mason Locke Weems (October 11, 1759 – May 23, 1825), usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American minister, evangelical bookseller and author who wrote (and rewrote and republished) the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death. Some popular stories about Washington thought during the 20th century to be apocryphal can be traced to Weems, including the cherry tree tale ("I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can't tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet."). Weems' biography of Washington was a bestseller that depicted Washington's virtues and was intended to provide morally instructive tales for the youth of the young nation. (From Wikipedia)

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3 additional books about M. L. Weems in the extended shelves:

Parson Weems; a biographical and critical study (the Eichelberger book company, 1911), by Lawrence C. Wroth (page images at HathiTrust)
Parson Weems of the cherry-tree (The Century Co., 1928), by Harold Kellock (page images at HathiTrust)
A parson at large. Being an account of Mason Locke Weems, George Washington's quaint biographer, and his relation to the American Episcopate. ([Springfield, Ill.], 1934), by Jerry Wallace (page images at HathiTrust)

Books by M. L. Weems:

Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The Life of Benjamin Franklin (frame-dependent page images at antiquebooks.net)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The Life of General Francis Marion (Gutenberg text)

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Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: An anecdote from the life of George Washington : from the history that very extraordinary man (The Golden hind press, 1932), also by Frederick Lewis Allen (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The drunkard's looking glass : reflecting a faithful likeness of the drunkard, in sundry very interesting attitudes : with lively representations of the many strange capers which he cuts at different stages of his disease ... (Printed for the author, 1818), also by William Mason and William Charles (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: General George Washington. (Lippincott, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: God's revenge against adultery : awfully exemplified in the following cases of American crim. con. I. The accomplished Dr. Theodore Wilson, (Delaware,) who for seducing Mrs. Nancy Wiley, had his brains blown out by her husband. II. The elegant James Oneale, Esq. (North Carolina,) who for seducing the beautiful Miss Matilda Lestrange, was killed by her brother (Baltimore : Printed by Ralph W. Pomeroy & Co., 1815., 1815) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: God's revenge against cruelty to husbands (Printed for the author, 1823) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: God's revenge against murder, or, The drown'd wife : a tragedy, lately performed, with unbounded applause, (of the devil and his court) by Ned Findley, esquire, one of the grand company of tragedians in the service of the Black Prince ... (Printed for the author, by J. Adams, 1808) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: God's revenge against murder; or, The drown's wife, a tragedy, as lately performed ... (Printed for the author, 1823) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: A history of the life and death, virtues & exploits of General George Washington (Macy-Massius, 1927), also by Mark Van Doren (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington (Grosset & Dunlap, 1927) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington : faithfully taken from authentic documents ... (Bioren, 1800), also by John Bioren (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits, of General George Washington. Faithfully taken from authentic documents, and, now, in a second edition improved, respectfully offered to the perusal of his countrymen; as also, all others who wish to see human nature in its most finished form. : Price, 25 cents. : [Four lines of verse] / By the Rev. M.L. Weems, of Lodge No. 50--Dumfries. (Philadelphia: : Re-printed by John Bioren, no. 83 Chesnut Street, for the author. (Entered according to law.), [1800?]), also by Martha Washington and Benjamin Tanner (HTML at Evans TCP)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: A history of the life and death, virtues and exploits of General George Washington, with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself and exemplary to his young countrymen (Lippincott company, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymen's recruiting sargeant, or, the new matrimonial tat-too for the old bachelors (printed for the author, 1821) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymen's recruiting-sergeant : or the new matrimonial tat-too for old bachelors (S. Andrus, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymens̓ recruiting-sergeant : or the new matrimonial tat-too for old bachelors (S. Andrus, 1823) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymen's recruiting-sergeant, or, The new matrimonial tat-too for old bachelors : Inviting all both big and small, A lovely wife to take; Nor longer lead--Oh! shameful deed! The life of worthless rake (Published by Silas Andrus, 1823), also by Silas Andrus (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymen's recruiting-sergeant, or, The new matrimonial tat-too for old bachelors : Inviting all both big and small, A lovely wife to take; Nor longer lead--Oh! shameful deed! The life of worthless rake (Published by Andrus & Judd, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymen's recruiting sergeant, or, The new matrimonial tat-too, for the old bachelors : with some elegant songs (Printed for the author, 1816) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Hymen's recruiting-sergeant; or, The new matrimonial tattoo, for the old bachelors ... (S. Andrus and Son, 1851) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The immortal mentor; or, Man's unerring guide to a healthy, wealthy, and happy life. In three parts. (Printed for the Rev. Mason L. Weems, 1802), also by Thomas Scott, Benjamin Franklin, and Luigi Cornaro (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The immortal mentor: or, Man's unerring guide to a healthy, wealthy, and happy life. In three parts. (Printed for the Rev. Mason L. Weems, by Francis and Robert Bailey, 1796), also by Robert Bailey, Francis Bailey, James D. Hart, Thomas Scott, Benjamin Franklin, and Luigi Cornaro (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin (Published by M. Carey, 1817), also by Benjamin Franklin (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin; with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man (U. Hunt & son;, 1854) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin; with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers (U. Hunt, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin; with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers. (H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1822) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin; with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers. (U. Hunt;, 1829) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin : with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers (U. Hunt, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin : with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers (Uriah Hunt & Son ;, 1854), also by Lawrence Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin : with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers (Uriah Hunt's Sons, 1873), also by Lawrence Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin : with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers (U. Hunt's Sons, 1873), also by Lawrence Johnson (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Benjamin Franklin : with many choice anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man, never before published by any of his biographers (Lippincott, 1883) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The Life of Benjamin Franklin: With Many Choice Anecdotes and admirable sayings of this great man never before published by any of his biographers (Gutenberg ebook)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J. Allen, 1837), also by Peter Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (Lippincott, 1860), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J. Allen :, 1834), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (Joseph Allen, 1851), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (Joseph Allen, 1847), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia. (J. Allen; sold by J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1855), also by Peter Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia. (J. Allen, 1833), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia. (J. Allen, 1824), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Gen. Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J. Allen :, 1851), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer (J. B. Lippincott & co., 1866), also by Alexander Anderson and P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer, in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J.B. Lippincott & co., 1891), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer, in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J. Allen, 1852), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J.B. Lippincott, 1856), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer, in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J.B. Lippincott & co., 1884), also by Peter Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion, a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (Allen, 1848), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer, in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J.B. Lippincott, 1857), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary War, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (Joseph Allen, 1829), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer in the Revolutionary war against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1860), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of General Francis Marion : a celebrated partisan officer, in the revolutionary war, against the British and Tories in South Carolina and Georgia (J.B. Lippincott, 1859), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Life of Gen'l Francis Marion. (J.W. Lovell company, 1882), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington ; with curious ancedotes, equally honourale to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen : embellished with six engravings (Joseph Allen, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honorable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. (Printed for the author by R. Cochran, 1808) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington : with curious anecdotes, equally honorable to himself and exemplary to his young countrymen (Published by Joseph Allen, sold by Lippincott, Grambo, [18--]., 1800) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself and exemplary to his young countrymen.. (Printed for Mathew Carey, 1809) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. Embellished with six engravings. (J. Allen, 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. (Lippincott, 1859), also by Alexander Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen ... Embellished with six engravings. (J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1877), also by Alexander Anderson (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen ... (J.Allen, 1840) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. (J.B. Lippincott & co., 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. (J.B. Lippincott & co., 1858) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington : with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen : embellished with six engravings (Joseph Allen, sold by Lippincott, Grambo and Co., in the 1850s) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington : with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen, embellished with six engravings (Lippincott, 1891) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington with curious anecdotes equally honourable to himself and exemplary to his young countrymen (Published by Joseph Allen and sold by Grigg & Elliot, 1834) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington : with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen ... (Joseph Allen, 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington; with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen. (Joseph Allen, 1826) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of George Washington : with curious anecdotes, equally honourable to himself, and exemplary to his young countrymen : embellished with six engravings (published by Joseph Allen, [a]nd sold by Grigg & Elliot, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Life of Marion (International Book Co., 1882), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Life of Washington (Haldeman-Julius Publications, 1945), also by Miriam Allen De Ford and Haldeman-Julius Company (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of Washington, and history of the American revolution; together with Washington's farewell address, Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States. (J.Slater, 1850) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of William Penn : the settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia and one of the first lawgivers in the colonies, now United States, in 1682 ... (U. Hunt & son, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of William Penn : the settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia, and one of the first lawgivers in the colonies, now United States, in 1682 ... (Uriah Hunt, 1854), also by William. 1644-1718 Penn (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of William Penn, the settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia, and one of the first lawgivers in the colonies, now United States, in 1682. (U. Hunt, 1836) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of William Penn : the Settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia, and one of the first lawgivers in the colonies, now United States, in 1682. (U. Hunt & son, 1859) (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The life of William Penn : the settler of Pennsylvania, the founder of Philadelphia, and one of the first lawgivers in the colonies, now United States, in 1682... (U. Hunt, 1845), also by William Penn (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Mason Locke Weems, his works and ways. In three volumes. [I] A bibliography left unfinished by Paul Leicester Ford. [II-III. Letters 1784-1825] (New York, 1929), also by Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel and Paul Leicester Ford (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Philanthropist (1799), also by James Diament Westcott and John Westcott (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: The philanthropist; or, A good twelve cents worth of political love powder, for the fair daughters and patriotic sons of America. Dedicated to that great lover and love of his country, George Washington, Esq. : [Six lines of verse] / By the Rev. M.L. Weems, (of Lodge no. 50) Dumfries, Virginia. ([United States] : Printed by J. May., MDCCXCIX. [1799]), also by George Washington (HTML at Evans TCP)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Three discourses: 1. Hymen's recruiting sergeant. 2. The drunkard's looking glass. 3. God's revenge against adultery (Random House, 1929), also by Emily Ellsworth Ford Skeel (page images at HathiTrust)
Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825: Weems life of Marion. (J. Allen :, 1854), also by P. Horry (page images at HathiTrust)

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