The 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 I[-II].

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Title:	The 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 I[-II].
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THE HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

CHAPTER XVIII.

speech

CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XX.

CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXII.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CHAPTER XXIV.

CHAPTER XXV.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CONCLUSION.

A VIEW OF THE Province of Pennsylvania, AND OF THE State in which it flourished, chiefly between the years 1760 and 1770: COMPREHENDING FOUR PARTS.

PART I.

PART II.

Of the internal Police, and Courts of Judicature in Pennsylvania.

PART III.

Of the Indians of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

PART IV.

Of the Mennonists.

Of the Dunkards, or Dumplers.

Of the Swenckfelders.

Of the Unitas Fratrum, or United Brethren, com|monly called Moravians.

CONCLUSION.

Extract from two short Latin poems, inscribed to James Logan, Esquire, by Thomas Makin; one of which is dated 1728, the other 1729; the former is intitled, "Encomium Pennsylvaniae;" the latter, which is here principally retained, "In laudes Pensilvaniae poema, seu, descriptio Pensilvaniae:" found among James Logan's pa|pers, many years after his disease: they seem to have been written chiefly for amusement in his old age, &c.

DESCRIPTIO PENNSYLVANIAE, ANNO 1729.

A DESCRIPTION OF PENNSYLVANIA, ANNO 1729.

APPENDIX TO THE History of Pennsylvania. PART I.

No. I.

No. II.

THE PREFACE.

THE FRAME, &c.

Laws agreed upon in England, &c.

No. III.

No. IV.

No. V.

address

The answer of the Proprietary and Governor to the preceding address of the Assembly, head by head.

No. VI.

APPENDIX TO THE History of Pennsylvania. PART II.

No. VII.

No. VIII.

THE JOURNAL, &c.

No. IX.

INDEX TO THE History of Pennsylvania. VOLUME II.

part

A View of the Province of Pennsylvania, and of the State in which it flourished chiefly between the years 1760 and 1770, in four parts, viz.

APPENDIX.

ERRATA and EMENDATA in this Volume, viz.