A review of the military operations in North-America, from the commencement of the French hostilities on the frontiers of Virginia in 1753, to the surrender of Oswego, on the 14th of August, 1756. Interspersed with various observations, characters, and anecdotes; necessary to give light into the conduct of American transactions in general; and more especially into the political management of affairs in New York. In a letter to a nobleman.

People / Organizations

• ndon: printed ("printed by")
• William Smith (Author)

Imprint

[New Haven?]: London: printed, for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall. MDCCLVII. New-England, re-printed [by James Parker and Company?], in the year. M,DCC,LVIII. [1758]

Publication year

1758-1758

ESTC No.

W29062

Grub Street ID

339286

Description

98,[2]p. ; 4⁰

Note

A defense of William Shirley's conduct of operations.

Attributed to William Smith in: McAnear, Beverly. "American imprints concerning King's College." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 44 (1950): 334-335. Attributed to William Livingston Smith and John Morin Scott in the Dictionary of American Biography.

Place of publication and printers' names suggested by McAnear.

With a half-title.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-M? N? (N2 blank)