Jenkinson, Charles, 1727-1808]]> Great Britain--Foreign relations--1760-1789--Early works to 1800]]> Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789--Early works to 1800]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Bookplates. rbmscv]]> Booksellers' advertisements. rbmscv]]> A letter to the Right Honourable Charles Jenkinson. The fourth edition. London : Printed for J. Debrett (Successor to Mr. Almon) opposite Burlington House in Piccadilly, 1781.

Signed: An Independent Whig = John Almon.

Booksellers' advertisements page [1] at end.

"Price two shillings."-- in square brackets on half-title page.

Signatures: [A]2 B-N2.

Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James S. Copley with his bookplate.

]]> Almon, John, 1737-1805]]> 1781]]> Debrett, John, -1822, bookseller]]> Copley, James S. (James Strohn), former owner]]> English]]> SCRB10359]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Portraits]]> An impartial history of the present war in America : containing an account of its rise and progress, the political springs thereof, with its various successes and disappointments on both sides. Newcastle Upon Tyne : Printed for T. Robson, Head of the Groat-Market, R. Baldwin, No. 47 Pater-Noster-Row, N. Frobisher, York, C. Elliot, Edinburgh, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow.

Signatures: A-4C4

Rockefeller Library lacks volume 3.

"The third volume ends abruptly at p. 332, and is of extreme scarcity."--Sabin, Bibl. amer., v. 12, p. 493-4. "A third volume was published ... but this volume is unfinished ending abruptly at p. 252."--A.R. Corns, Bibl. of unfinished books, p. 163.

Like no less than six other contemporary histories of the revolution, this work was chiefly plagarized from "The Annual register," London. cf. Some pseudo histories of the American revolution. By O.G. Libby (Wisconsin academy of sciences, arts and letters. Madison, 1900. v. 13, pt. I, p. 419-425).

Reproduced in An impartial history of the war in America, Boston, 1781-82.

]]> Murray, James, 1732-1782]]> 1778]]> Robson, Thomas, active 1775-1788, bookseller]]> Baldwin, R. |q (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller]]> Frobisher, N., active 18th century, bookseller]]> Elliott, Charles, bookseller]]> Dunlop and Wilson, bookseller]]> English]]> SCRB00355]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Portraits]]> Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Maps]]> An impartial history of the present war in America : containing an account of its rise and progress, the political springs thereof, with its various successes and disappointments on both sides. Newcastle Upon Tyne : Printed for T. Robson, Head of the Groat-Market, R. Baldwin, No. 47 Pater-Noster-Row, N. Frobisher, York, C. Elliot, Edinburgh, and Dunlop and Wilson, Glasgow.

Rockefeller Library lacks volume 3.

"The third volume ends abruptly at p. 332, and is of extreme scarcity."--Sabin, Bibl. amer., v. 12, p. 493-4. "A third volume was published ... but this volume is unfinished ending abruptly at p. 252."--A.R. Corns, Bibl. of unfinished books, p. 163.

Like no less than six other contemporary histories of the revolution, this work was chiefly plagarized from "The Annual register," London. cf. Some pseudo histories of the American revolution. By O.G. Libby (Wisconsin academy of sciences, arts and letters. Madison, 1900. v. 13, pt. I, p. 419-425).

Reproduced in An impartial history of the war in America, Boston, 1781-82.

Some engraved portraits by Robert Pollard.

Map: Plan of the Town of Boston with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of Charleston the 17th of June 1775.

]]> Murray, James, 1732-1782]]> 1778]]> Robson, Thomas, active 1775-1788, bookseller]]> Baldwin, R. |q (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller]]> Frobisher, N., active 18th century, bookseller]]> Elliott, Charles, bookseller]]> Dunlop and Wilson, bookseller]]> Pollard, Robert, 1755-1838, engraver]]> English]]> SCRB00354]]> Robertson, John, b. 1750]]> Robertson, Sarah Rogers]]> United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores]]> Powder Magazine (Willliamsburg, Va.)]]> Education--Virginia--Lynchburg]]> Powder magazines--Virginia--Williamsburg]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Binders' tickets (Binding)--Virginia--Williamsburg--20th century. rbbin]]> John Robertson was Deputy Commissary General of Issues during the American Revolution and later a schoolmaster in Albemarle County and Lynchburg, Virginia.

Robertson's account book includes receipts for supplies received from him at the magazine in Williamsburg (October-November, 1781); indexed accounts of his school in Lynchburg (1801-1802); house expenses (1807-1810); and, a register of his children with Sarah Rogers Robertson. The entries for 1781 include some for British prisoners of war.

]]> Robertson, John, b. 1750]]> Samford, C. Clement, binder]]> English]]> MS1958.2]]> Quakers--United States]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 ]]> Autographs (Provenance). rbprov]]> A serious address to such of the people called Quakers : on the continent of North America, as profess scruples relative to the present government: exhibiting the ancient real testimony of that people, concerning obedience to civil authority / Written before the departure of the British army from Philadelphia, 1778, by a native of Pennsylvania. To which are added, for the information of all rational enquirers, an appendix, consisting of extracts from An essay concerning obedience to the supreme powers, and the duty of subjects in all revolutions, published in England soon after the revolution of 1688. The second edition. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, at the North-east Corner of Race- and Second-streets, MDCCLXXVIII [1778].

" 'The Friends buying up the first edition in order to suppress it, induced Mr. Ebenezer Hazard (of Philadelphia) to republish it. W. G.' From a Ms. note on the back of the title of a copy of the above."--Joseph Smith, A descr. catalogue of Friends' books, 1867, v. 1, p. 71.

Signatures: [A]-F⁴.

Rockefeller Library copy signed "George Nelson"--title page.

]]> Grey, Isaac]]> 1778]]> Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817 ]]> Styner and Cist, printer ]]> English]]> SCRB10136]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--Foreign relations--Treaties]]> Autographs (Provenance). rbprov]]> Stamps (Provenance). rbprov]]> The Revolution of America / by the Abbe Raynal ... A new edition. Edinburgh : Printed in the year MDCCLXXXIII [1783].

Appendices: no. l. Treaty of friendship and commerce between the court of Versailles and the United States of America, signed Feb. 6, 1778. no. 2. Preliminary treaty of peace, bet ween the court of Great Britain, and the United States of America. no. 3. Statement of the public debts in January 1783; and their increase, and the increase of the annual charge incurred by them to that time from midsummer 1775.

Rockefeller Library copy from the library of Jseph Prentis.

Rockefeller Library copy inscribed: "J. Prentis, 1784": free front endpaper.

Rockefeller Library copy has ink stamp: "Jos. Prentis" and "JS" stamp on free front endpaper and title page.

]]> Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796]]> 1783]]> Prentis, Joseph, 1754-1809, former owner]]> English]]> SCRB00373]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--Politics and government--1775-1783]]> Booksellers' advertisements--England--London--18th century. rbgenr]]> The revolution of America / by the AbbÉ Raynal. London : Printed for Lockyer Davis, Holborn, MDCCLXXXI [1781].

With a final leaf of advertisements.

]]> Raynal, abbé (Guillaume-Thomas-François), 1713-1796]]> 1781]]> Davis, Lockyer, 1719-1791, bookseller.]]> Copley, James S. (James Strohn), former owner]]> English]]> SCRB10287]]> Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> A short history of the opposition during the last session of Parliament. London : Printed for T. Cadell, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXXIX [1779].

Rockefeller Library copy lacks half-title.

]]> Macpherson, James, 1736-1796]]> 1779]]> Cadell, T. |q (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller]]> Copley, James S. (James Strohn), former owner]]> English]]> SCRB10270]]> Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Bookplates. rbmscv]]> Booksellers' advertisements. rbmscv]]> The examination of Joseph Galloway, Esq. : late Speaker of the House of Assembly of Pennsylvania. Before the House of Commons, in a Committee on the American Papers. With explanatory notes. The second edition. London : Printed for J. Wilkie, No. 71, in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCCLXXX [1780].

The examination was conducted in committee of the whole, June 16 and 18, 1779.

Booksellers' advertisements: page [1] at end.

"Price two shillings."-- in square brackets on title page.

Signatures: B-M4

Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James S. Copley with his bookplate.

]]> Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on the American Papers. Examination of Joseph Galloway, Esq., late speaker of the House of Assembly of Pennsylvania]]> 1780]]> Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803]]> Wilkie, J. (John), -1785, bookseller]]> Copley, James S. (James Strohn), former owner]]> English]]> SCRB10355]]> Great Britain--History--1760-1789]]> Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--Politics and government--1775-1783]]> A speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. at the Guildhall, in Bristol, previous to the late election in that city, Upon certain points relative to his Parliamentary conduct. The second edition. London : Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXXX [1780]

"Price 1s. 6d."-- in square brackets on half-title.

Rockefeller Library copy bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, London bookbinders.

Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.

]]> Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797]]> 1782]]> English]]> SCRB10312]]> Great Britain--History--1760-1789]]> Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--Politics and government--1775-1783]]> A speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. at the Guildhall, in Bristol, previous to the late election in that city, Upon certain points relative to his Parliamentary conduct. The fourth edition. London : Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXXXI [1781]

Rockefelller Library copy imperfect: half-title wanting.

Rockefeller Library copy bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, London bookbinders.

Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.

]]> Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797]]> Copley, James S. (James Strohn)]]> Sangorski & Sutcliffe, binder]]> English]]> SCRB10311]]> Great Britain--History--1760-1789]]> Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--Politics and government--1775-1783]]> A speech of Edmund Burke, Esq. at the Guildhall, in Bristol, previous to the late election in that city, Upon certain points relative to his Parliamentary conduct. The second edition. London : Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXXX [1780]

"Price 1s. 6d."-- in square brackets on half-title.

Rockefeller Library copy bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, London bookbinders.

Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.

]]> Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797]]> Dodsley, James, 1724-1797, bookseller]]> 1780]]> Copley, James S. (James Strohn), former owner]]> Sangorski & Sutcliffe, bookbinder ]]> English]]> SCRB10310]]> Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805]]> Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807]]> North, Joseph--Correspondence]]> Plume, William--Correspondence]]> Horses]]> United States. Continental Army]]> Virginia. Militia]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> William Plume, Williamsburg, Virginia, letter to Joseph North, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 1780. Plume writes briefly about the war including mentions of Cornwallis and the Leslie raid of Virginia. Plume notes that Leslie has failed in his primary goal and is opposed by a large number of American regular and militia forces commanded by Brigadier General Muhlenberg. The rest of Plume's letter concerns business and personal matters. Plume requests North procure some knives for him and discusses the high price of horses in Virginia. He also urges North to come to Virginia where he will find plentiful oysters, rum, cider, beer etc.

]]> Plume, William]]> 1780-11-04]]> MS1938.9]]> Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786]]> Lawson, Robert, 1748-1805]]> Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827]]> Virginia. Militia]]> Guilford Courthouse, Battle of, N.C., 1781]]> North Carolina--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> 1781]]> MS2000.66]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781]]> Surrender document]]> French translation of the articles of surrender agreed to at Yorktown by Lord Cornwallis. The translation was prepared by the French staff for their use and for transmission to Europe. It is thought the pamphlet was printed on the press of the Ville de Paris, de Grasse's flagship, then in Virginia waters.

Title from caption.

The last page is blank.

]]> 1781]]> French]]> MS1931.17.18]]> Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour, marquis de, 1739-1800--Correspondence]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour, marquis de, 1739-1800]]> 1783-12-10]]> Perry, Dana L., translator]]> French]]> MS1931.17.37]]> Weedon, George, 1734-1793]]> United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment, 3rd]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Military commissions]]> United States. Continental Congress]]> 1776-02-13]]> Hancock, John, 1737-1793]]> Thomson, Charles, 1739-1824]]> MS2012.11]]> Bowyer, Michael, 1730-1809--Correspondence]]> Page, John, 1744-1808--Correspondence]]> Virginia. Militia]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Page, John, 1744-1808]]> 1776-09-08]]> MS1929.1.5]]> Bowyer, Michael, 1730-1809--Correspondence]]> Washington, George, 1732-1799]]> Wood, James, 1741-1813--Correpondence]]> United States. Continental Army]]> United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment, 12th]]> United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783]]> Wood, James, 1741-1813]]> 1777-03-07]]> MS1929.1.6]]>