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entirely naked, without Arms or Ammunition, and exposed to every Invasion, being under no Obligation to military Duty. In the last War, one of the Spanish Privateers came up the Delaware, within a few Miles of this City; and when those, who were not Quakers, took the Alarm, and associated themselves for the Defence of the Country, they not only received no Encouragement from the Assembly, but were abused and reproached for their Pains, and the Dutch or Germans kept back from joining in the Association by all possible under-hand PracticesThe French, well apprized of this defenceless and disjointed State, and presuming on the religious Principles of our ruling People, have, the Year before last, invaded the Province, and have actually three Forts, now erected far within the Limits of it. Justly, therefore, may we presume that, as soon as War is declared, they will take Possession of the whole, since they may really be said to have stronger Footing in it than we, having three Forts in it supported at public Expence, and we but one small Fort, supported only by private Gentlemen.'Tislike many others, was rejected with Scorn, merely, perhaps, because it came from the Proprietors ; nor was it so much as thought worthy of a Place in their Minutes ; though it is clear, if it had been complied with, the French had not now been fortified in the same River, as they now are. ,
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| Title | A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D. |
| Alternate 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. |
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| Title | A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania. By William Smith D. D. |
| Alternate 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. |
| Full Text | entirely naked, without Arms or Ammunition, and exposed to every Invasion, being under no Obligation to military Duty. In the last War, one of the Spanish Privateers came up the Delaware, within a few Miles of this City; and when those, who were not Quakers, took the Alarm, and associated themselves for the Defence of the Country, they not only received no Encouragement from the Assembly, but were abused and reproached for their Pains, and the Dutch or Germans kept back from joining in the Association by all possible under-hand PracticesThe French, well apprized of this defenceless and disjointed State, and presuming on the religious Principles of our ruling People, have, the Year before last, invaded the Province, and have actually three Forts, now erected far within the Limits of it. Justly, therefore, may we presume that, as soon as War is declared, they will take Possession of the whole, since they may really be said to have stronger Footing in it than we, having three Forts in it supported at public Expence, and we but one small Fort, supported only by private Gentlemen.'Tislike many others, was rejected with Scorn, merely, perhaps, because it came from the Proprietors ; nor was it so much as thought worthy of a Place in their Minutes ; though it is clear, if it had been complied with, the French had not now been fortified in the same River, as they now are. , |
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