Mayhew, Jonathan:

TWO DISCOURSES DELIVERED OCTOBER 25TH. 1759. BEING THE DAY APPOINTED BY AUTHORITY TO BE OBSERVED AS A DAY OF PUBLIC THANKSGIVING, FOR THE SUCCESS OF HIS MAJESTY'S ARMS, MORE PARTICULARLY IN THE REDUCTION OF QUEBEC, THE CAPITAL OF CANADA. WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF TWO FORMER EXPEDITIONS, AGAINST THAT CITY AND COUNTRY, WHICH PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.

Boston, New-England: Richard Draper... 1759. 67, [12- Appendix], [1 blank] pp, lacking the half title. Disbound. Small institutional withdrawal rubberstamp at bottom corner of final blank. Light wear, closed tear [no loss] at leaf 45-46. Good+.

"God has done many considerable, and some great things for us, in this time." Mayhew reviews the course of the War in unusual detail. He notes the now-dashed hopes of the French for "a descent upon the island of Britain, with a formidable army; and again to bring the Pretender on the stage."
Mayhew, a defender of American religious liberty against both Anglican pretensions and the Pope of Rome, says that "we may, without much presumption, look on Canada as a conquered country." He predicts that Britain and the Americans may now cultivate peaceful relations with all the Indian tribes.
FIRST EDITION. Evans 8417. Sabin 47149. ESTC W2543. Item #38708

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