The Historical Register Containing an Impartial Relation of All Transactions, Foreign and Domestick (Volume XVI for the Year 1731)

Published by S. Nevill, London, 1731

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with a Chronological Diary of all the remarkable occurrences, viz. Births, Marriages, Deaths, Removals, Promotions, &c. that happen'd in this year: Together with the characters and parentages of persons deceased, of eminent Rank.[8] 322, 56, full leather, compartmented spine, red gilt title label, marbled eps, bookplate of Thomas Weld esq. Lulworth Castle and signature of Edward Weld, . Notes on America include "Cherokee Indians, Account of them, and of Sir Alexander Cuming's Journey among them-Treaty with them; Hemp Flax and Silk, an account of the Benefits that would arise from cultivating them in our American Plantations on the Continent; New England, affairs thereof;, Sugar Trade, an account thereof. On China-Russia, Ceremonies used at the Reception, Entry, and Publick Audience of the Chinese Ambassadors at Moscow. Sound, firm binding, some dryness at the hinges, large grease (?) stain and a few scuffs. Thomas Weld 1773-1837 (bookplate) was appointed to the College of Cardinals in 1830). His uncle, Edward Weld (signature), was the first husband of Mrs Fitzherbert who "underwent a form of marriage" with the Prince of Wales, later George IV in 1785.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Historical Register Containing an Impartial Relation of All Transactions, Foreign and Domestick (Volume XVI for the Year 1731)
• Publisher: S. Nevill, London
• Publication Date: 1731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
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  • Anthropology and Ethnography
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