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A letter from Edmund Burke : Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the city of Bristol, to John Farr, and John Harris, Esqrs. sheriffs of that city, on the affairs of America
A letter from Edmund Burke : Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the city of Bristol, to John Farr, and John Harris, Esqrs. sheriffs of that city, on the affairs of America. The fourth edition. London : Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXXVII [1777].
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley, with his bookplate.
"Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London" appears in gilt on the front turn-in.
Rockefeller Library copy imperfect: lacks the half-title leaf.
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A letter from Edmund Burke : Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the city of Bristol, to John Farr, and John Harris, Esqrs. sheriffs of that city, on the affairs of America
A letter from Edmund Burke : Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the city of Bristol, to John Farr, and John Harris, Esqrs. sheriffs of that city, on the affairs of America. Dublin : Printed for W. Whitestone, W. Sleater, J. Williams, W. Wilson, W. Colles, G. Burnet, J. Exshaw, L. Flin, W. Hallhead, J. Beatty, and M. Mills, MDCCLXXVII [1777].
With a half-title.
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A letter from Edmund Burke : Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the city of Bristol, to John Farr, and John Harris, Esqrs. sheriffs of that city, on the affairs of America.
A letter from Edmund Burke : Esq; one of the representatives in Parliament for the city of Bristol, to John Farr, and John Harris, Esqrs. sheriffs of that city, on the affairs of America. The third edition. London : Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, MDCCLXXVII [1777].
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley, with his bookplate.
"Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London" appears in gilt on the front turn-in.
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A letter to Edmund Burke, Esq. : member of Parliament for the city of Bristol, and agent for the colony of New York, &c. in answer to his printed speech said to be spoken in the House of Commons on the twenty-second of March, 1775
A letter to Edmund Burke, Esq. : member of Parliament for the city of Bristol, and agent for the colony of New York, &c. in answer to his printed speech said to be spoken in the House of Commons on the twenty-second of March, 1775 / by Josiah Tucker, D.D. Dean of Glocester. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes, and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand, London, MDCCLXXV [1775].
Signatures: A-G⁴ H².
A reply to Edmund Burke's Speech ... on moving his resolutions for conciliation with the colonies.
Publisher's advertisements: [2] p. at end.
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A letter to Edmund Burke, Esq. : member of Parliament for the city of Bristol, and agent for the colony of New York, &c. in answer to his printed Speech, said to be spoken in the House of Commons on the twenty-second of March, 1775
A letter to Edmund Burke, Esq. : member of Parliament for the city of Bristol, and agent for the colony of New York, &c. in answer to his printed Speech, said to be spoken in the House of Commons on the twenty-second of March, 1775 / by Josiah Tucker, D.D. Dean of Glocester. Second edition, corrected. Glocester : Printed by R. Raikes and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand, London, MDCCLXXV [1775].
Edition statement precedes statement of responsibility on title page.
"Price one shilling."
Signatures: A-G⁴ H².
Publisher's advertisements: pages [1-2] at end.
Rockefeller Library bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London bookbinders.
Rockefeller Library copy from the library of James Strohn Copley with his bookplate.
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A letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Extract from the minutes of the Congress.
A letter to the inhabitants of the province of Quebec. Extract from the minutes of the Congress. Philadelphia: : Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, October, 1774.
"Cushing, Lee and Dickinson were appointed, October 21, a committee to prepare this letter, the draft of which, both by common acceptance and by the statement in Dickinson's 'Writings' (published in 1801, under his supervision), is referred to Dickinson's pen; yet John Adams (Diary in 'Works,' II, 392), on October 4 writes, 'General Lee came to my lodgings, and showed me address from the C. to the people of Canada, which he had'--or, eleven days before Dickinson was elected to the Congress, and eighteen days before the committee was appointed."--Ford, P.L. Some materials for a bibl. of the ... Continental Congress, Boston, 1890, no. 7.
Originally intended to be part of: United States. Continental Congress. Extracts from the votes and proceedings of the American Continental Congress. Philadelphia, 1774 (Evans 13726).
Rockefeller Library copy with names of John Leeds and dates 1774-1790; John Leeds Bozman and dates 1790-1821 and John Bozman Kerr and date 1844.
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A letter to the Reverend Josiah Tucker, D.D., Dean of Glocester, in answer to his Humble address and earnest appeal, &c. with a postscript, in which the present war against America is shewn to be the effect, not of the causes assigned by him and others, but of a fixed plan of administration, founded in system : the landed opposed to the commercial interest of the state, being as the means in order to the end
A letter to the Reverend Josiah Tucker, D.D., Dean of Glocester, in answer to his Humble address and earnest appeal, &c. with a postscript, in which the present war against America is shewn to be the effect, not of the causes assigned by him and others, but of a fixed plan of administration, founded in system : the landed opposed to the commercial interest of the state, being as the means in order to the end / by Samuel Estwick, L.L.D. Assistant Agent for the Island of Barbadoes. London : Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly, MDCCLXXVI [1776].
Errata: p. [1] at end.
Booksellers' advertisements: p. [1-3] at end.
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A list Negroes &c at the Dragon
A list of the enslaved persons at the Dragon plantation. The list is arranged in three columns with headings for "Men", "Women" and "Boys." The ages of some individuals appear next to their names. A man with the last name of Crouch is listed as the overseer.
Title from verso.
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A list Negroes &c at the Dragon
A list of the enslaved persons at the Dragon and Jones's plantations by the overseer, Edward Crouch. The list is arranged in three columns with headings for "Men", "Women" and "Boys." The ages of some individuals appear next to their names. -
A list of cattle at all the plantations, 1767 October 13
A list of stock and tobacco at Richard Corbin's various plantations. The plantations listed include Corbin Hall, the Gate, the Hill, the Dragon, and Joneses. -
A list of negroes & stocks at the Reeds this 30th of May 1778
A list of enslaved people and stock at the Reeds Plantation and Plymouth Quarter. The enslaved people are categorized as "Fellows", "Women", "Children", and "Boys." Stock listed include cattle, oxen, colts, sheep, lambs, sows, hogs, shoats, pigs, horses, calfs, and mares. -
A list of Negroes stocks &c at Richland
A list of the enslaved persons, cattle and grains at Richland plantation where Christopher Daniel was overseer. The enslaved persons' names are arranged by categories for "fellows", "wenches", "Boys' and "Girl." The list notes that the boy, Gloster, was born in September, 1768 and the girl, Winny, will be about three years old in the fall.