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A new essay by the Pennsylvanian farmer on the constitutional power of Great-Britain over the colonies in America; with the resolves of the committee for the province of Pennsylvania, ...

Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1744 Ber (b.w.) Af.336.4 (Franklin)
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1776
Contributor:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, former owner.
Duane, William, 1760-1835, former owner.
Dufief, N. G. 1776?-1834, bookseller.
Standardized Title:
Essay ... on the constitutional power of Great-Britain over the colonies in America
Language:
English
Physical Description:
viii,126,[2]p. ; 8°.
Other Title:
Essay on the constitutional power of Great-Britain over the colonies in America
Place of Publication:
[London] : Philadelphia printed; and London re-printed for J. Almon, 1774.
Notes:
The Pennsylvanian farmer = John Dickinson.
The words "by .. farmer" on the titlepage are enclosed in square brackets.
With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf.
Originally published in Philadelphia, 1774, as 'An essay on the constitutional power of Great Britain over the colonies in America'.
Also issued as part of: 'Select tracts on the subject of taxing', London, 1775.
Local Notes:
HSP in LCP.
Benjamin Franklin's copy.
Bound with Berkeley, Siris, q.v.; item 4 in volume. Attribution to Dickinson by Col. William Duane on title and p. 33. Modern half sheep, bound with other items. MS table of contents in modern hand bound in front; purchased from Dufief, 1801- 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia; sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Cited in:
Adams 74-28b

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