Great Britain.
Treaty between His Britannick Majesty, and the Landgrave of Hesse-Cassell. Signed at Hanover, June 18, 1755.
[London?, 1755]
Parallel French and English texts.
The ornaments are those used by Edward Owen.
HSP in LCP.
Benjamin Franklin's copy.
Bound with History of the administration, q.v.; number 8 in table of contents; item 13 in volume. Modern half sheep over contemporary marbled boards; bound with other items. MS table of contents on flyleaf in William Temple Franklin’s hand; printed table of contents pasted inside front cover; purchased from Dufief, 1801– 03, by Col. William Duane; sold by him in 1822 to the Athenaeum of Philadelphia (5); sold in turn by it, 22 December 1885, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Hesse. Treaties, etc. Great Britain, 1755-06-18.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner. Provenance
Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823, annotator. Provenance
Duane, William, 1760-1835, former owner. Provenance
Dufief, N. G. (Nicolas Gouin), 1776?-1834, bookseller. Provenance
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, former owner. Provenance
ENG. London. 1755. Imprint
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