A GENERAL HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT UNDER GEORGE FENWICK, ESQ. TO ITS LATEST PERIOD OF AMITY WITH GREAT BRITAIN; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY, AND MANY CURIOUS AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES.

[Peters, Samuel A.]:

Published by London: Printed for the Author, 1782.

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Second edition, after the first of the previous year, consisting of the first edition sheets with a cancel title. The author was a native of Hebron, Connecticut, and later rector of the Episcopal church there. "Mobbed in Connecticut for his Tory activities, Peters fled to England and, in retaliation, wrote this false and vicious misrepresentation of that commonwealth. Included were the BLUE LAWS OF THE NEW HAVEN COLONY, manufactured by his animosity, but still swallowed as true by many people" - Howes. "The first edition is very rare" - Sabin. Indeed, ESTC locates only a handful of copies of this second edition, as well - which is essentially a fiction, being simply the original sheets with a new title, a common ploy to make a book look current and popular. Scarce. HOWES P262, "aa." SABIN 61209. ESTC N2349. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 81-54b. CHURCH 1183 (1st ed). Modern half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt, leather label. Small paper repair to verso of titlepage, minutely affecting one letter of text. Some light foxing and soiling to first and last few leaves. Minor toning and foxing to rest of text. Very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A GENERAL HISTORY OF CONNECTICUT, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT UNDER GEORGE FENWICK, ESQ. TO ITS LATEST PERIOD OF AMITY WITH GREAT BRITAIN; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY, AND MANY CURIOUS AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES.
• Publisher: London: Printed for the Author, 1782.