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A Brief View of the Conduct of Pennsylvania, for the year 1755. by SMITH, William (1727-1803)

by SMITH, William (1727-1803)

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A Brief View of the Conduct of Pennsylvania, for the year 1755. by SMITH, William (1727-1803)

A Brief View of the Conduct of Pennsylvania, for the year 1755.

by SMITH, William (1727-1803)

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London: For R. Griffiths, 1756. 8vo., (8 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches). (Upper corner of title page renewed). Modern quarter brown morocco, brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. First edition. This pamphlet is a "sequel" to a pamphlet published the previous year entitled "A Brief State of Pennsylvania," which was an "attack on the Quakers for their policy in Assembly of refusing support to plans for the defense of the Province, and accusing them of influencing the ignorant German vote by improper means. The remedy suggested is the forcing of all members of the Assembly to take the oath of allegiance to the king, and disenfranchising the Germans until they should understand the language and constitution of the Province. Means of bringing about this education are outlined" (Sabin). In this new publication, "Smith lashes out against the principles and actions of the Quakers and the Popular Party, whom he characterizes as 'a factious Cabal, effectually promoting the French Interest, and a dead Weight upon his Majesty's Service'" (Siebert). An intriguing look at the politics of pre-Revolutionary America from the perspective of the "wrong" side of history..
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A Brief View Of The Conduct of Pennsylvania, For the Year 1755; So far as it affected the General Service of the British Colonies, particularly the Expedition under the late General Braddock. With an Account of the shocking Inhumanities, committed by Incu

by [SMITH, William, Provost] [1727-1803]

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London: Printed for R.Griffiths.Sold by Mr. Bradford, 1756. 8vo. pp. 88. disbound. First Edition. A sequel to Smith's Brief State of the Province of Pennsylvania (1755), in which he defends his position against published criticisms and continues his attack on the Quakers for their policy in the Assembly of refusing support to plans for the defence of the Province: "Before I conclude, I shall fully prove against the Assembly, that it is not Libelling of them, to say that they are a factious Cabal, effectually promoting the French Interest, and a dead weight upon his Majesty's Service. This, and every other Charge which is brought against them in the Brief State, I shall support with fresh and undeniable Evidence." (p. 9) Smith goes on to relate the Indian atrocities committed on the frontier settlements in October and November of 1755, the defeat of Braddock's expedition and Montcalm's capture of Oswego, and stresses the colony's helplessness in repulsing the French and… Read More
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