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  Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing, remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common sense. Wherein are shewn, that the scheme of independence is ruinous, delusive, and impracticable: that were the author's asseverations, respecting the power of America, as real as nugatory; reconcilliation with Great Britain, would be exalted policy: and that circumstanced as we are, permanent liberty, and true happiness, can only be obtained by reconciliation with that kingdom. / Written by Candidus. ; [Three lines of quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

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  Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806. ; et al.show everyone

  Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806. ; Chalmers, George, 1742-1825. ; Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. ; Rationalis. ; Smith, William, 1727-1803. ; Dickinson, John, 1732-1808, dedicatee.
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  Attributed to James Chalmers by T.R. Adams. Erroneously attributed to William Smith, George Chalmers, Alexander Hamilton, and others. Dedicated to John Dickinson. Four states noted by Adams, who describes an additional ...
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  An Historical account of the rise, progress and present state of the canal navigation in Pennsylvania. With an appendix, containing, abstracts of the acts of the Legislature since the year 1790, and their grants of money for improving roads and navigable waters throughout the state; to which is annexed, "an explanatory map." / Published by direction of the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna, and the Delaware and Schuylkill Navigation Companies. ; [Twenty two lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1795
  

  Author(s):

  Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. ; et al.show everyone

  Morris, Robert, 1734-1806. ; Smith, William, 1727-1803. ; Howell, Reading, 1743-1827, cartographer. ; Trenchard, James, b. 1747, engraver. ; Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company. ; Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation.
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  Evans notes Robert Morris and William Smith as possible authors. "An act to enable the president and managers of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation ... to raise, by way of lottery, the sum of four hundred thousand ...
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  An oration, in memory of General Montgomery, and of the officers and soldiers, who fell with him, December 31, 1775, before Quebec; drawn up (and delivered February 19th, 1776,) at the desire of the Honorable Continental Congress. / By William Smith, D.D. provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia. ; [Four lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, William, 1727-1803.
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  (Evans-TCP ; no. N11948) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 15085) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, (for the benefit of the poor) by appointment of and before the general communication of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday December 28, 1778. Celebrated, agreeable to their constitution, as the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist. / By William Smith, D.D. provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia.
  Date of publication:
  1779
  

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  Smith, William, 1727-1803. ; Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee. and Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania.
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  Dedicated to George Washington by the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing "for the benefit of the poor" in title. With an errata slip. "... short account of the procession of ...
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  A sermon, on temporal and spiritual salvation: delivered in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, before the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati. / By William Smith, D.D. provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia. ; Prepared and published at the request of the society.
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

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  Smith, William, 1727-1803. and State Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania.
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  Delivered July 4th, 1790, in celebration of American independence. Half-title: A sermon, &c. "Proposals for printing by subscription, a body of sermons, upon the most important branches of practical Christianity. By William ...
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  Additions to Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing, further remarks on a late pamphlet, entitled Common sense: wherein, are clearly and fully shewn, that American independence, is as illusory, ruinous, and impracticable, as a liberal reconciliation with Great Britain, is safe, honorable, and expedient. / Written by the author of Plain truth. ; [Six lines of quotation]
  Date of publication:
  1776
  

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  Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806. ; Smith, William, 1727-1803. ; Chalmers, James, 1727?-1806. Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America. and United States. Continental Congress. Extract from the journal of the proceedings ... September fifth, 1774 ...
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  Attributed to Chalmers by T.R. Adams. Erroneously attributed to William Smith by Evans. Issued with: Chalmers, James. Plain truth; addressed to the inhabitants of America ... Philadelphia : R. Bell, 1776 (Bristol B4191). ...
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  Four dissertations, on the reciprocal advantages of a perpetual union between Great-Britain and her American colonies: Written for Mr. Sargent's prize-medal. To which (by desire) is prefixed, an eulogium, spoken on the delivery of the medal at the public commencement in the College of Philadelphia, May 20th, 1766.
  Date of publication:
  1766
  

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  Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791. ; et al.show everyone

  Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791. ; Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785. ; Watts, Stephen, 1741-1788. ; Morgan, John, 1735-1789. ; Smith, William, 1727-1803. ; College, Academy, and Charitable Schools of Philadelphia.
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  Essays by John Morgan, Stephen Watts, Joseph Reed and Francis Hopkinson. List of subscribers, p. [iii]-x. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Evans, 10400 Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2213 English Short ...
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  Some thoughts on education: with reasons for erecting a college in this province, and fixing the same at the city of New-York: : to which is added, a scheme for employing masters or teachers in the mean time: and also for raising and endowing an edifice in an easy manner. The whole concluding, with a poem: being a serious address to the House of Representatives. : [Ten lines of quotation in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1752
  

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  Smith, William, 1727-1803. ; De Lancey, James, 1703-1760, dedicatee. and New York (State). General Assembly.
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  Dedication to James De Lancey signed: Philomathes. Attributed to Smith by Sabin.
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  A general idea of the College of Mirania; with a sketch of the method of teaching science and religion, in the several classes: and some account of its rise, establishment and buildings. Address'd more immediately to the consideration of the trustees nominated, by the Legislature, to receive proposals, &c. relating to the establishment of a college in the province of New-York. : [Three lines of quotations in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1753
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, William, 1727-1803.
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  Outlining "a purely fictitious institution" to show the kind of college William Smith thought suitable for a new country. The concept informed the founding of the University of Pennsylvania. Cf. Wood, G.B. Early hist. of ...
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  A poem on visiting the Academy of Philadelphia, June 1753. [Three lines in Latin from Virgil]
  Date of publication:
  1753
  

  Author(s):

  Smith, William, 1727-1803.
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  Dedication to the trustees of the Philadelphia Academy signed by the author on p. iv: William Smith, Philadelphia, June 5, 1753. Smith wrote this poem during his first visit to the new Academy. "Ascribed to B[enjamin] ...
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