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1666/05/22
Indian Treaties
Paix accordee par l'Empereur de France aux Iroquois [treaties]
Earliest printed treaty between Indians and a European power. Signed at Quebec on 22 May 1666.
GLC04390
1698
Locke, John (fl. 1690-1698)
An Historical and Geographical Account of... Pennsylvania / By Gabriel Thomas
With Map. Includes western New Jersey
GLC04391
1758
The grants, concessions, and original constitutions of the province of New-Jersey.
Title continues: "The acts passed during the proprietary governments, and other material transactions before the surrender thereof to Queen Anne. The instrument of surrender, and her formal acceptance thereof. Lord Cornbury's commission and...
GLC04392
1760
Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790)
The interests of Great Britain considered...[with]Observations on the Increase..
[title continued] "... 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, etc." Printed by T. Beckett. 8vo. Franklin argues for...
GLC06065
1749
Great Britain. Acts.
An Act for encouraging the people...to settle...in America
An act of Parliament encouraging the people called "United Brethren," or Moravians, to settle in the British colonies in America. Two copies, both printed by Thomas Baskett. Paginated 635-641 + unpaginated title page. Second copy contains...
GLC05210
1757
A treatise of artillery.
This copy was owned by Paul Revere, who signed his name twice on the front paste-down, once on the contents page and once on p. iii. He has added corrections (mostly from the errata) and drawn a spiral (or perhaps a sword handle) on p. 35 and a...
GLC05306.01
Postlethwayt, Malachy (ca. 1707-1767)
Considerations on the revival of the Royal-British-assiento; between His Catholick-Majesty, and the honourable The South-Sea Company. With a humble attempt to unite the African-trade...
(title continues)... to that of the South-Sea Company, by Act of Parliament. Pertains to Great Britain, Spain, and the slave trade. Printed by John and Paul Knapton. Cover has been removed.
GLC05836
1711
An act for... erecting a corporation to carry on a trade to the South-Seas
Establishing the South Seas company. Overspeculation in the company's stock led to the "bubble" and the crash, when it came, saw the first modern depression. With exchange stamp of Harvard's Baker Library
GLC08613
7-9 March 1758
Wilkie, J. (fl. 1757-1823)
The London chronicle: or, universal evening post. [Vol. 3, no. 186]
Contains European war news for Tuesday, 7 March to Thursday, 9 March 1758.
GLC08744
1726
New York. Colony. Laws
Acts of the Assembly [New York Laws, owned by Anthony White]
Modern binding Contemporary ownership inscriptions on title of Anthony White and George Larting.
GLC08859
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