The history of Pennsylvania, in North America : from the original institution and settlement of that province, under the first proprietor and governor William Penn, in 1681, till after the year 1742; with an introduction, respecting, the life of the late W. Penn, prior to the grant of the province, and the religious society of the people called Quakers; --with the first rise of the neighbouring colonies, more particularly of West-New-Jersey, and the settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware. To which is added, a brief description of the said province, and of the general state, in which it flourished, principally between the years 1760 and 1770. The whole including a variety of things, useful and interesting to be known, respecting that country in early time, &c. With an appendix. Written principally between the years 1776 and 1780, by Robert Proud...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Proud, Robert, 1728-1813.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penn, William, 1644-1718.

Penn, William.

Society of Friends.

Society of Friends--Early works to 1800.

New Sweden--History.

New Sweden.

New Jersey--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

New Jersey.

History.

Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

2v. : 1 map, 1 portrait ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street, 1797[-1798]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Imprint of v. 2 varies: Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, no. 106, Chesnut-Street, nearly opposite to the Bank of North America. 1798.

Frontispiece portrait of William Penn (v. 1) signed: J.J. Barralet direxit. [Alexander] Lawson sculp. Drawn from the original bust in the Loganian Library Philadelphia 1 Novr 1797.

Map of Pennsylvania (v. 2) engraved by James Thackara.

Vol. 1: 508 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 373, [1], 146 p., [1] folded leaf of plates.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 32729

Evans, 34421

English Short Title Catalog, W20454.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.