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I. A Character of William Smith, Jr.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Illustrations xiii
  5. Introduction
  6. I. A Character of William Smith, Jr. xvii
  7. II. William Smith, Jr., and Historical Writing in Anglo-America, 1660-1760 xxxviii
  8. III. William Smith's History of New York: Its Qualities, Sources, and Critics lvii
  9. A Note on the Text lxxv
  10. The Preface 3
  11. Part I. From the Discovery of the Colony to the Surrender in 1664 9
  12. Part II. From the Surrender in 1664, to the Settlement at the Revolution 35
  13. Part III. From the Revolution to the Second Expedition Against Canada 83
  14. Part IV. From, the Canada Expedition in 1709 to the Arrival of Governour Bumet 133
  15. Part V. From the Year 1720, to the Commencement of the Administration of Colonel Cosby 165
  16. Chapter I. A Geographical Description of the Country 197
  17. Chapter II. Of the Inhabitants 222
  18. Chapter III. Of our Trade 228
  19. Chapter IV. Of our Religious State 233
  20. Chapter V. The Political State 245
  21. Chapter VI. Of our Laws and Courts 259
  22. Editor's Appendixes. Notes
  23. Appendix A. The Reception of Smith's History in England: A Review 275
  24. Appendix Β. The Reception of Smith's History in New York: The Colden-Smith Correspondence and the Jones-Pintard Correspondence 277
  25. Notes 341
Volume I The History of the Province of New-York, Volume 1: From the First Discovery to the Year 1732
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Illustrations xiii
  5. Introduction
  6. I. A Character of William Smith, Jr. xvii
  7. II. William Smith, Jr., and Historical Writing in Anglo-America, 1660-1760 xxxviii
  8. III. William Smith's History of New York: Its Qualities, Sources, and Critics lvii
  9. A Note on the Text lxxv
  10. The Preface 3
  11. Part I. From the Discovery of the Colony to the Surrender in 1664 9
  12. Part II. From the Surrender in 1664, to the Settlement at the Revolution 35
  13. Part III. From the Revolution to the Second Expedition Against Canada 83
  14. Part IV. From, the Canada Expedition in 1709 to the Arrival of Governour Bumet 133
  15. Part V. From the Year 1720, to the Commencement of the Administration of Colonel Cosby 165
  16. Chapter I. A Geographical Description of the Country 197
  17. Chapter II. Of the Inhabitants 222
  18. Chapter III. Of our Trade 228
  19. Chapter IV. Of our Religious State 233
  20. Chapter V. The Political State 245
  21. Chapter VI. Of our Laws and Courts 259
  22. Editor's Appendixes. Notes
  23. Appendix A. The Reception of Smith's History in England: A Review 275
  24. Appendix Β. The Reception of Smith's History in New York: The Colden-Smith Correspondence and the Jones-Pintard Correspondence 277
  25. Notes 341
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