Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838 1838

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Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838 1838

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Catalogue and Tracts relating to Pennsylvania, 1681-1770, collected by Joshua Francis Fisher (presented to APS in 1839), contains: 1. "Catalogue of Printed Tracts relating to the Political History of . . . Pennsylvania, 1681-1770," with an introduction by Fisher (20 pp.); 2. (Sir William Keith), "The Life and character of a strange `He Monster' lately arrived in London from an English Colony in America, . . .," n.d. The "Monster" is identified as Andrew Hamilton by Walker Lewis, William and Mary Quarterly 38 (1981): 269-294; 3. A modest apology for the eight members. (3 pp.); 4. Petitions of merchants and others to the King for the safety of the Province and against the Quakers, n.d. (4 pp.).

1.0 Volume(s), 1volume, 57 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873

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Joshua Fisher was a Philadelphia lawyer. From the description of Diary, 1848. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122465471 ...

Hamilton, Andrew, -1703

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Born in Scotland, Hamilton settled in New Jersey where he became deputy governor in 1687. He served as proprietary governor of East and West Jersey from 1692-1697 and 1699-1701, and deputy governor of Pennsylvania in 1701. He was also deputy postmaster-general of America, and organized the first postal system in the colonies. From the description of Writ of summons : Perth Amboy, N.J., to the sheriff of Monmouth County, 1694 Sept. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record ...

Marischal, William Keith,

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