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An account of the soil, growing timber, and other productions, of the lands in the countries situated in the back parts of the states of New-York and Pennsylvania, in North America : And particularly the lands in the county of Ontario, known by the name of the Genesee Tract, lately located, and now in the progress of being settled.

Author/creator Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Other author/creatorMorris, Robert, 1734-1806.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[London] : [publisher not identified], Printed in the year 1791.
Description2 unnumbered pages, 37 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 4 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 40-45 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 2 unnumbered folded leaves : 2 maps ; 21 cm (4to)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23101. ^A478749
General note"This work was issued in the interest of Robert Morris and was printed in London, probably by his agent, William Temple Franklin, grandson of Benjamin Franklin, who was in England at the time, attempting to sell Morris's Genesee lands to English investors."--Vail, R.W.G. Voice of the old frontier, p. 361, q.v.
General noteApparently first issued as [2], 37, [1] p. only; the word "Finis" appears at foot of p. 37. Some copies seem to have been issued without the maps as well.
General note"Thoughts on emigration."--4 p. after p. [38].
General note"Remarks for the information of those who wish to become settlers in America."--p. [39]-45.
References Evans 23101
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 23101).
Genre/formMaps New York (State)

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