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A letter from a merchant of the city of London, To the R---t H----ble W---- P---- Esq; Upon the Affairs and Commerce of North America, and the West-Indies; Our African Trade; the Destination of Our Squadrons and Convoys; New Taxes, and the Schemes proposed for raising the extraordinary Supplies for the current Year.
Merchant of London.Date: 1757- Books
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An accurate description of Cape Breton, with respect to its situation, soil, climate, Ports, Harbours, Forces, and Productions both natural and artificial. The political Reasons, that induced the French Ministry to settle and fortify it. From all which may be seen, its great Importance to France, but of how much greater it might have been to England. With a Circumstantial Account of the Taking and Surrendering of the City and Garrison by the New-England Forces, &c. commanded by General Pepperell in 1745. A Work, especially at this critical Juncture, the more interesting, as the French seem to be ardently desirous of dispossessing us of Nova Scotia also. Illustrated with an exact map of the island, and a plan of the city and port of Louisbourg, taken from an actual Survey, and References to the Journal of the Siege. To which are added notes and observations by a gentleman, who resided there several years. Most humbly inscribed to the Hon. Edward Boscawen, Esq;
Date: 1755- Books
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The interest of Great Britain considered with regard to her colonies and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. To which are added, Observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c. As the very ingenious, useful, and worthy author of this pamphlet (B------n F-------n, LL. D.) is well known and much esteemed by the principal gentlemen in England and America; and seeing that his other works have been received with universal applause; the present production needs no further recommendation to a generous, a free, an intelligent and publick-spirited people.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.Date: 1760. (Price one shilling)- Books
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The comparative importance of our acquisitions from France in America. With remarks on a pamphlet, intitled, An examination of the commercial principles of the late negotiation in 1761.
Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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Observations on the late and present conduct of the French, with regard to their encroachments upon the British colonies in North America. Together with remarks on the importance of these colonies to Great-Britain. By William Clarke, M. D. of Boston in New-England. To which is added, wrote by another hand, Observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c.
Clarke, William, 1709-1760.Date: 1755- Books
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A letter from a merchant of the city of London, To the R---t H----ble W---- P---- Esq; Upon the Affairs and Commerce of North America, and the West-Indies; Our African Trade; the Destination of Our Squadrons and Convoys; New Taxes, and the Schemes proposed for raising the extraordinary Supplies for the current Year.
Merchant of London.Date: 1757- Books
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State of the British and French colonies in North America, with respect to number of people, forces, forts, Indians, trade and other advantages. In which are considered, I. The defenceless Condition of our Plantations, and to what Causes owing. II. Pernicious Tendency of the French Encroachments, and the fittest Methods of frustrating them. III. What it was occasioned their present Invasion, and the Claims on which they ground their Proceedings. With a Proper expedient proposed for preventing future Disputes. In two letters to a friend.
Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation.
Douglas, John, 1721-1807.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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Conduite des françois, par rapport a la Nouvelle Ecosse, depuis le premier établissement de cette colonie jusqu'à nos jours. Ouvrage ou l'on expose la foiblesse des argumens dont ils se servent pour eluder la force du Traite D'Utrecht & pour justifier leurs procedes illegitimes, dans une lettre à un Membre du Parlement. Traduit de l'anglois, avec des notes d'un françois, dans lesquelles il disculpe sa Nation des imputations dont on la charge, & ou, en refutant les paralogismes de L'Auteur Anglois, & ses fausses assertions, il etablit peremptoirement les droits de la France sur les Possessions qu'elle occupe dans L'Amerique septentrionale.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: 1755- Books
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Sentiments relating to the late negotiation.
Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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The interest of Great Britain considered with regard to her colonies and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. To which are added, observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c. ... As the very ingenious, useful, and worthy author of thi pamphlet (B------n F------n, LL.D.) is well known and much esteemed by the principal gentlemen in England and America; and seeing that his other works have been received with universal applause; the present production needs no further recommendation to a generous, a free, an intelligent, and publick-spirited people. And yet it can be recommended further, by an extract from the Gentleman's magazine ...
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.Date: --1760- Books
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A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation.
Douglas, John, 1721-1807.Date: M,DD,CCLX [1760]- Books
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The interest of Great Britain considered, with regard to her colonies, and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. To which are added, observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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State of the bury dispensary, instituted 1789, for administering advice and medicines to the industrious poor, at the dispensary, or their own habitations.
Date: 1790- Books
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A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation.
Douglas, John, 1721-1807.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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A detection of the false reasons and facts, contained in the five letters, (entitled, Reasons for keeping Guadaloupe at a peace, preferable to Canada; From a Gentleman in Guadaloupe to his Friend in London. ) In which the advantages of both conquests are fairly and impartially stated and compared. By a Member of Parliament.
Member of Parliament.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negociation. [Nine lines of quotations]
Douglas, John, 1721-1807.Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]- Books
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Observations from the law of nature and nations, and the civil law; shewing, That the British Nation have an undoubted Right, during the present War, to seize on all French Property in Neutral Bottoms, and particularly every Thing brought from the French Settlements in America, or carried to them; as likewise, To seize all such Goods carrying to France, that might enable them to carry on the War against Great Britain, or to refuse or delay doing Justice to the British Nation; and shewing, That the Treaty made between England and Holland in 1674, does not intitle the Dutch to any Right to trade to the French Settlements in America. Dedicated To These Ministers, who have protected and enlarged the Commerce of Great Britain, who have made its Fleets Masters of the Sea, and destroyed the Naval Power of France; who have secured to Great Britain the Possession of North America, on which its very Being, as a Maritime Power, depends.
Date: 1759- Books
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The conduct of the French, With Regard to Nova Scotia; from its first settlement to the present time. In which are exposed the Falsehood and Absurdity of their Arguments made use of to elude the Force of the Treaty of Utrecht, and support their unjust Proceedings. In a letter to a Member of Parliament.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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A letter addressed to two great men, on the prospect of peace; and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation. [Nine lines of quotations]
Douglas, John, 1721-1807.Date: 1760