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A brief state of the province of Pennsylvania : in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the River Ohio. : To which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come. : In a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friend in London.

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Main Author:	Smith, William, 1727-1803
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1755.
Edition:	The second edition.
Subjects:	French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763) Society of Friends > Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania > Politics and government > To 1775. Pennsylvania > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763. French > Pennsylvania. Politics and government. Society of Friends. Pennsylvania. Pennsylvanie > Politique et gouvernement > Jusqu'à 1775. Pennsylvanie > Histoire > 1755-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans) To 1775 History.

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