United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 -- Early works to 1800

By William Stearns, A.M. ; Published at the desire of the hearers. ; [Five lines of Scripture text]. Half-title: Mr. Stearns's fast-sermon, preached May 11, 1775. Sermon, preached at a fast, in Marlborough in Massachusetts-Bay, on Thursday May 11, 1775. Notes: "To the honorable general officers, commanders of the New-England forces, encamped in and about Cambridge and Roxbury, in defence of the property, and rights, sacred and civil, of Americans, against the insults and depredations of ministerial peculators, and enemies of the British constitution." -- Page [v]-vii. "Addenda."--Page 33. FAU copy imperfect: Pages 25-32 missing. Appears to have been trimmed to 19 cm.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴ [D]1. Engraved head- and tail-pieces. FAU Libraries' copy in contemporary paper wrappers, Top edge trimmed to 16 cm. Copy inscribed on title page: "William Stanly."

Discourse containing two sermons preached in Cambridge May 15, 1783. By Charles Turner, V.D.M. ; Published, at the desire of gentlemen of the university, and of the First Religious Society, in Cambridge.Half-title: Mr. Turner's discourse on giving glory to God. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-D⁴ E² (E2 verso blank). FAU Library's copy appears to have been trimmed to 20 cm.; side stiched with brown cord. Inscribed: Hon. [...] Nathan Cushing presented by the author.

extraites de l'ouvrage anglois, intitulé Mémoire, adressé aux souverains de l'Europe, sur l'état présent des affaires de l'ancien & du Nouveau-Monde. An abridgement of a pamphlet by Pownall, published anonymously, London, 1780, under title, "A memorial, most humbly addressed to the sovereigns of Europe, on the present state of affairs, between the Old and New world." The abridgement and translation were made by or at the request of John Adams, while in Holland, and the pamphlet first printed at Leyden by J. Luzac in 1780. cf. The Works of John Adams, v. 7, 1852, p. 248, 332. There is another version with xviii, 52 pages.

extraites de l'ouvrage anglois, intitulé Mémoire, adressé aux souverains de l'Europe, sur l'état présent des affaires de l'ancien & du Nouveau-Monde. An abridgement of a pamphlet by Pownall, published anonymously, London, 1780, under title, "A memorial, most humbly addressed to the sovereigns of Europe, on the present state of affairs, between the Old and New world." The abridgement and translation were made by or at the request of John Adams, while in Holland, and the pamphlet first printed at Leyden by J. Luzac in 1780. cf. The Works of John Adams, v. 7, 1852, p. 248, 332. There is another version with xxii, 50 pages.

Contains 2 letter:s Lettre I (36 pages) -- Lettre II (43 pages). Half title: Droits des colonies. "Written by a foreigner residing in England, who it appears had already published an 'Essai sur la veritable liberté civile, adressé au peuple d'Angleterre'"--Sabin. Title vignettes, tail-piece. Published in the same year by Haak et Cie., Leiden, under title: Justification de la resistance des colonies américaines aux oppressions du gouvernement britannique. Includes bibliographical references.

: au sujet des troubles qui agitent actuellement toute l'Amérique Septentrionale. Written in support of Great Britain's government of the Colonies. Attributed to Isaac de Pinto--Cf. NUC pre-1956. Addressed to S. Barretts or Baretto--Cf. Barbier. Title vignettes; head-piece, initial. Includes bibliographical references.

sur sa lettre à Mr. S.B., docteur en médecine à Kingston dans la Jamaïque, au sujet des troubles qui agitent actuellement toute l'Amérique Septentrionale.

Signatures: A-E⁸ F⁶ A*.
Argues that the American revolution would fail. Bookseller's advertisement, at end. "Advertissement" (errata), at end. Title vignettes; head-piece, initial. Page edges are sprinkled red and blue. Includes bibliographical references.

sur la Seconde lettre de Mr. de Pinto, à l'occaion des troubles de l'Amérique Septentrionalle. Pour servir de suite aux Observations d'un homme impartial sur la première lettre de Mr. *****. Uniform Title: Observations d'un homme impartial, sur la lettre de Mr. *****. In reply to Isaac de Pinto's 'Seconde lettre de M. de Pinto', The Hague, 1776, and intended to follow 'Observations d'un homme impartial sur la lettre de Mr. ***** à Mr. S.B. docteur en médécine', [The Hague?], 1776. Possibly printed in London or in the Netherlands. Includes bibliographical references.