1797 1ed History of Pennsylvania Proud Colonial Americana William Penn QUAKERS A first edition of the first published history of Pennsylvania! Written by Robert Proud, this work focuses primarily on the earliest times of Pennsylvania, immigration, the rise of Quaker prominence, the plan to build Philadelphia, settler and colonist exploration and hardships, William Penn and his enemies, a section dedicated to the death of Charles II and the rise of James II, and the establishment of boarders between Pennsylvania and Maryland. An impressive and important work of colonial Americana. A second volume was published the following year.According to Sabin,“A learned and valuable work…The author was a native of Yorkshire, England, who settled in Philadelphia in 1759, where he resided till his death in 1813. For many years he was teacher in a school attended chiefly by members of the Society of Friends.”

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PROUD, RobertThe history of Pennsylvania, in North America : from the original institution and settlement of that province, under the first proprietor and governor William Penn, in 1681, till after the year 1742 ; with an introduction, respecting, the life of the late W. Penn, prior to the grant of the province, and the religious society of the people called Quakers ; --with the first rise of the neighbouring colonies, more particularly of West-New-Jersey, and the settlement of the Dutch and Swedes on Delaware. To which is added, a brief description of the said province, and of the general state, in which it flourished, principally between the years 1760 and 1770. The whole including a variety of things, useful and interesting to be known, respecting that country in early time, &c. With an appendix. Written principally between the years 1776 and 1780, by Robert Proud. [Four lines of quotations in Latin] Volume IPhiladelphia : Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, number eighty, Chesnut-Street, 1797.

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•Collation: Complete with all pages; volume 1o[1 blank], 508, [1 blank]oIllustrated with a portrait frontispiece of William Penn

•References: Sabin 66223; Howes P 639; Evans 32729•Language: English

•Binding: Leather; tight & secure

•Size: ~8.5in X 5.25in (22cm x 13.5cm)

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