A summary, historical and political, of the first planting, progressive improvements, and present state of the British settlements in North-America. ... By William Douglass, M.D. ; Vol. I [-Vol. II. Part I]. ; [One line from Cicero]

Abstract

Originally issued in numbers of 16 p., each with cover-title; v. 1, Jan. 1747-May 1749; v. 2, April 1750-Nov. 1752. Left unfinished at the author's death in October 1752. Some copies of v. 1 have the severe characterization of Admiral Knowles found in no. 15 (p. 235-238) as issued separately, but, owing to a suit for libel, omitted from most copies of the bound volume. Imprint of v. 2 varies: Boston: Printed and sold by Daniel Fowle in Queen-Street; where may be had the first volume bound or stitch'd. Also some odd numbers to compleat imperfect setts. 1751 [i.e., 1752]. The table of contents for v. 2 covers material through p. 296 only. Vol. 1: [2], iii, [3], 568 p.; v. 2: [4], 416 p. Page 464 of v. 1 misnumbered 456. "A digression concerning the small-pox."--v. 2, p. 392-414.