An historical and political discourse of the laws and government of England : from the first times to the end of the reign of Queen Elizabeth : with a vindication of the antient way of parliaments in England
Cases in law and equity : argued, debated and adjudged in the King's Bench and Chancery, in the twelfth and thirteenth years of Queen Anne [1714-1715] during the time of Lord Chief Justice Parker
With two treatises, the one on the action of debt, the other on the constitution of England. Now first printed from the original manuscript of the late Lord Chief Baron Gilbert.
A declaration and remonstrance of the distressed and bleeding frontier inhabitants of the province of Pennsylvania, presented by them to the Honourable the governor and Assembly of the province, shewing the causes of their late discontent and uneasiness and the grievances under which they have laboured, and which they humbly pray to have redress'd
On the massacre of the Conestoga Indians by the "Paxton Boys" and the Indian policy of the Pennsylvania authorities.
"Signed on behalf of ourselves, and by appointment of a great number of the frontier inhabitants. Matthew Smith. James Gibson. February 13th, 1764"--Page 18.
Printer's name and place of publication supplied by Evans.
Signatures: A-B4 C2 (C2 blank).
Reproduction from Library of Congress by Eighteenth Century Collections Online Print Editions, date not specified.
Evans
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,
Summary
These documents were created by representatives of the Paxton Boys as a written defence of their massacre of the Conestoga Indians. "A Declaration" was written before the Paxton Boys arrived in Germantown, and Matthew Smith and James Gibson completed the "Remonstrance" on February 13. Both documents were later published together as "A declaration and remonstrance of the distressed and bleeding frontier inhabitants of the province of Pennsylvania". This book is a facsimile of an early published copy of the texts.
The 6th ed., with additions: particularly one whole book of Mr. Le Crec's against indiffenence of what religion a man is of. Done into English by John Clarke.
by Hugo Grotius. Corrected and illustrated with notes, by Mr. Le Clerc. To which is added, a seventh book, concerning this question, what Christian church we ought to join ourselves to? By the said Mr. Le Clerc.
The 6th ed., with additions: particularly one whole book of Mr. Le Crec's against indiffenence of what religion a man is of. Done into English by John Clarke.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes [etc., etc.]
Date of Publication
1761.
Physical Description
16 p. l., 350 p. 21 cm.
Notes
"Bought at the sale of the Juliana Library in Lancaster Co., Mr. Geo., Weitzel, 1843 Lebanon."
Votes and proceedings of the House of Representatives of the province of Pennsylvania : met at Philadelphia, on the fourteenth of October, anno Domini, 1767, and continued by adjournments
