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Title
- Tracts and other papers relating principally to the origin, settlement, and progress of the colonies in North America, from the discovery of the country to the year 1776
Other Title
- On verso of the pamphlets' title-pages in volumes 3 and 4: Force's collection of historical tracts
Names
- Force, Peter, 1790-1868, compiler, publisher
- Force, William Q. (William Quereau), 1820-1880, publisher
- Coleman, George Dawson, 1825-1878, former owner
Created / Published
- Washington : Printed by Peter Force, 1836-1846.
Contents
- volume 1. I. A discourse concerning the design'd establishment of a new colony to the south of Carolina / by Sir Robert Mountgomery ... 1717 -- II. A brief account of the establishment of the colony of Georgia, under Gen. James Oglethorpe, February 1, 1733 ... 1835 -- III. A state of the province of Georgia attested upon oath ... November 10, 1740 ... MDCCXLII -- IV. A true and historical narrative of the colony of Georgia ... / by Pat. Tailfer, M. D., Hugh Anderson, M. D., Da. Douglas, and others ... 1741 -- V. An account shewing the progress of the colony of Georgia ... published by order of the ... Trustees ... 1742 -- VI. Nova Britannia ...1609 -- VII. The new life of Virginea ... 1612 -- VIII. The beginning, progress, and conclusion of Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the years 1675 and 1676 ... 1835 --IX. An account of our late troubles in Virginia, written in 1676 / by Mrs. An. Cotton ... 1835 -- X. A list of those that have been executed for the late rebellion in Virginia / by Sir William Berkeley ... 1835 -- XI. A narrative of the Indian and civil wars in Virginia, in the years 1675 and 1676 ... 1814 -- XII. New England's Plantation ... written by a reverend divine now there resident ...1630 -- XIII. A petition of W.C. ... for the propagating of the gospel in America and the West Indies ... 1641.
- volume 2. I. A description of New England, or The observations and discoueries of Captain Iohn Smith ... 1616 -- II. New Englands trials ... / written by Captaine Iohn Smith ... The second edition ... 1622 -- III. The planters plea ... 1630 -- IV. Gov. Thomas Dudley's letter to the Countess of Lincoln, March, 1631 ... -- V. New English Cannan ... / written by Thomas Morton ...1632 -- VI. Extract from a manuscript collection of annals relative to Virginia -- VII. A description of the province of New Albion ...1648 -- VIII. A perfect description of Virginia ...1649 -- IX. Virginia and Maryland, or, The Lord Baltamore's printed case, uncased and answered ... 1655 -- X. A narrative of the proceedings of the people of South-Carolina, in the year 1719 ... MDCCXXVI -- XI. A description of the province of South Carolina, drawn up at Charles Town, in September 1731 / translated from Mr. Purry's original treatise ... 1837 -- XII. A description of Georgia / by a gentleman who has resided there ...MDCCXLI.
- volume 3. I. A trve declaration of the estate of the colonie in Virginia ... / published by ... the Councell of Virginia ... 1610 -- II. For the colony in Virginea Britannia : lavves diuine, morall and martiall, &c. ... 1612 -- III. A plaine description of the Barmvdas ...1613 -- IV. Nevves of Sir Walter Rauleigh ... / sent from a gentleman of his fleet ... 1618 -- V. A declaration of the state of the colonie and affaires in Virginia ... / by his Maiestie's Counseil for Virginia ... 1620 -- VI. Orders and constitvtions ...1620 -- VII. A true relation of Virginia and Mary-Land ... / by Nathaniel Shrigley ... -- VIII. The simple cobler of Aggawam in America ... / by Theodore de la Guard ... 1713 --IX. An abstract of the lawes of New England ... 1641 -- X. A voyage in Virginia / by Colonel Norwood -- XI. Virginia, more especially the south part thereof, richly and truly valued ... / by E.W. ... 1650 -- A letter from Mr. John Clayton ... to the Royal Society, May 12, 1688 ... -- XIII. The reformed Virginian silk-worm ... 1655 -- XIV. Leah and Rachel, or, The two fruitfull sisters Virginia and Mary-Land ... / by John Hammond ... 1656 -- XV. Virginia's cure ... / by R.G. ... 1662.
- volume 4. I. Virginia richly valued, by the description of the main land of Florida ... / written by a Portugall gentleman of Eluas ... and translated .. by Richard Hacklvyt ... 1609 -- II. A relation of a discovery lately made on the coast of Florida ... / by William Hilton ... 1664 -- III. New-Englands Jonas cast up at London ... / by Major John Childe ... 1647 -- IV. A narrative of a new and unusual American imprisonment of two Presbyterian ministers ... / by a Learner of law, and lover of liberty ... 1707 -- V. An extract of the journals of Mr. Commissary von Reck ... and of the Reverend Mr. Bolzius ... MDCCXXXIV -- VI. Simplicities defence against seven-headed policy ... 1646 -- VII. Samuel Gorton's letter to Nathaniel Morton ... June 30th, 1669 -- VIII. Commission of King James the Second to Sir Edmund Andros, June 3, 1686 -- IX. The revolution in New-England justified ... / by several gentlemen who were of his Council ... MDCCLXXIII -- X. An account of the late revolution in New-England ... / written by Mr. Nathaniel Byfield ... MDCLXXXIX -- XI. A brief relation of the state of New England ... in a letter to a Person of quality ... 1689 -- XII. A relation of the colony of the Lord Baron of Baltimore ... A narrative of the voyage to Maryland / by Father A. White; and sundry reports, from ... Jesuit Fathers of the colony and translated for Force's historical tracts by N.C. Brooks ...
Headings
- - United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources
- - Bermuda Islands--History--17th century--Sources
Notes
- - Volumes 3 and 4 printed by Wm. Q. Force.
- - Vol. 1 was re-issued in 1839 as part of the first volume of Transactions of the American Historical Society.
- - Each pamphlet is separately paged, and is reprinted by Peter Force or William Force.
- - Checklist of American imprints, 37481
- - Volume 1: vii, [1], 24 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates; 15, [1] pages; 20 pages; xiii, [1], 80, [2] pages; v, [1], 56, [2] pages; 28 pages; 24 pages; 26, [2] pages; 4 pages; 11, [1] pages; 47, [1] pages; 14, [2] pages; 11, [1] pages.
- - Volume 2: vii, [13], 34, [2] pages; 23, [1] pages; [4], 47, [1] pages; 19, [1] pages; 125, [3] pages; 9, [3] pages; 35, [1] pages; 18, [2] pages; 47, [1] pages; 39, [1] pages; 15, [1] pages; 6 pages.
- - Volume 3: vii, [1], 27, [1] pages; 68 pages; 24 pages; 28 pages; 44 pages; 26 pages; 5, [3] pages; 58 pages; 17, [3] pages; 50, [2] pages; 62, [2] pages; 45, [3] pages; 37, [3] pages; 30, [2] pages; 19, [1] pages.
- - Volume 4: vii, [1], 132 pages; 27, [1] pages; 24 pages; 56 pages; 38 pages; 116, [2] pages; 17, [3] pages; 14, [2] pages; 59, [1] pages; 13, [1] pages; 17, [5] pages; 47, [1] pages.
- - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
- - LAC ael 2019-04-11 update (7 card)
Medium
- 4 volumes : illustrations, 1 plan ; 25 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- E187 .F69
- E187 .F69 Copy 4 With the armorial bookplates of Geo. Dawson Coleman. Gift of Francis Coleman.
Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbcb.7018a
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbcb.7018b
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbcb.7018c
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbcb.7018d
Library of Congress Control Number
- 04027018
Online Format
- online text
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