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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.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1760 Dou Af.348.1 (Franklin)
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Douglas, John, 1721-1807 1812
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government--1754-1763--81864.
- United States.
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--81705.
- Anglo-French War, 1755-1763--67545.
- Anglo-French War, 1755-1763.
- Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778--8650.
- Pitt, William.
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768--3806.
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles.
- Genre:
- Letters.
- Physical Description:
- [4], 56 p. ; 23 cm. (8vo)
- Edition:
- The second edition, corrected.
- Place of Publication:
- London: : Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand., MDCCLX. [1760].
- Notes:
- "The two great men referred to are William Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle. The letter has been ascribed to the Earl of Bath, who was Douglas's patron and undoubtedly inspired it."--ESTC.
- Signatures: [A]² B-H⁴.
- In this issue, p.3, line 19 ends: "Great-" and the 'N' of "negociation" is under the 'M' of "terms"; another issue (ESTC T37754) has p. 3, line 19 ending "Greatness" and the first "n" of "negociation" is under the "r" of "terms".
- With a half-title.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Benjamin Franklin's copy.
- Modern half sheep over contemporary floral boards; bound with other works. Contemporary attribution on title: By the Earl of Bath, and the "two great men" identified as Lord Chatham and the Duke of Newcastle; MS table of contents on verso of half-title in William Temple Franklin's hand; purchased from Dufief, 1801-1803, by William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (98); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to Historical Society.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T061430
- OCLC:
- 174040657
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