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A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D.

MLA citation style
Smith, W. “A Brief State Of The Province Of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D.”. no date. 974.8 Sm68B 1865, J. Sabin, 1765.
APA citation style
Smith, W. (1765). A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D. 974.8 Sm68B 1865. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Asstlp-ftnes_290
Chicago citation style
Smith, William. “A Brief State Of The Province Of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D.”. 974.8 Sm68B 1865, State Library of Pennsylvania - Fort Necessity, 1765. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Asstlp-ftnes_290.
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Title

A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D.

Alternative Title

Original titled A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania, in which the conduct of their Assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio. To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friend in London.

Subject

Braddock's campaign, 1755
Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775
United States -- History -- French and Indian war, 1755-1763.

Description

Pages 17-44, on the issues surrounding the French occupation of Western Pennsylvania, around the Ohio River, and the forts they built there. This invasion lead to the Battle Fort Necessity and Braddock's Campaign. Original printed 1755. Series: Sabin's reprints, no.17. Reprint, with reproduction of t.-p., of 2d ed., London, 1755. No. 43 of 200 copies printed on small paper (50 copies printed on large paper)

Creator

Smith, William, 1727-1803.

Publisher

J. Sabin

Date

1765

Location Covered

Fort Necessity, Pa.
Great Meadows, Pa.

Time Period Covered

1754-1755

Type

text

Original Format

volume

Digital Format

image/jp2

Identifier

(OCoLC)ocm02727317

Source

974.8 Sm68b 1865

Language

eng

Rights

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Contact

For information on source and images, contact the State Library of Pennsylvania, Digital Rights Office, Forum Bldg., 607 South Dr, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0600. Phone: (717) 783-5969

Contributing Institution

State Library of Pennsylvania

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.