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(Colonial America)Sammelband of five important pamphlets concerning colonial America, including a Georgia tract by Whitefield, two important works by North Carolina Landowner Henry McCulloch, and several relating to the French and Indian War. London or Edinburgh: 1748-1755 Comprising: 1) Whitefield, George: A Brief Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present Situation, of the Orphan-House in Georgia. Edinburgh: Thos. Luminden and Company, 1748. Folding letterpress table. Rare early Georgia account, with an unrecorded folding table. The folding table, titled "An Account of the Orphans, and Por [sic] Children, that have been Maintained and Educated at, and are now in, the Orphan House at Georgia," is unrecorded by De Renne, Sabin, or ESTC. It lists the children’s names, their parents or guardians, dates taken in or placed out, to whom sent, and places of abode. Sabin 103501; ESTC N15764; De Renne, p. 125. 2) [Little, Otis]: The State of Trade in the Northern Colonies Considered; with an Account of their Produce, and a Particular of Nova Scotia. London: G. Woodfall, 1748. Half title. Inscribed by the author to Mr. Stone, on verso of the half-title. "This pamphlet was written to demonstrate the value of the North American colonies to Great Britain, and in order to encourage trade with them… The fact of the importance of settling affairs in the newly acquired colony of Nova Scotia was raised, and its value as a barrier against the French in Canada and Louisbourg was stressed" (Lande). Howes L388; Kress 4916; Lande 539; Sabin 41523; TPL 209. 3) [McCulloch, Henry]: The Wisdom and Policy of the French in the Construction of their Great Offices... With Some Observations in relation to the Disputes now subsisting between the English and French Colonies in America. London: R. Baldwin, 1755. A rare pamphlet by London merchant and North Carolina land speculator Henry McCulloch, recommending better treatment of the Indian, and a closer alliance with the Five Nations. McCulloch was the second largest land holder in North Carolina after Lord Granville and lived in the colony for seven years, serving as a commissioner of revenues from the Carolinas. Upon his return to London he authored two pamphlets concerning the American colonies in the hopes of receiving another appointment. Both are rare. Sabin 43122; Howes M77; ESTC T83636. 4) [McCulloch, Henry]: A Miscellaneous Essay Concerning the Courses pursued by Great Britain in the Affairs of her Colonies: with some Observations on the Great Importance of our Settlements in America, and the Trade Thereof. London: R. Baldwin, 1755. Rare pamphlet by this prominent North Carolina landowner, one of the earliest advocates of a union of American colonies. In this tract he argues that the independent governments of the various colonies make it difficult to formulate a united commercial and defense policy, and calls for the establishment of a board of trade to regulate commerce and to increase the authority of the Crown. He also recommends better treatment and closer alliances with the Indians, especially the Iroquois, to balance the French threat. An important political statement at the beginning of the French and Indian War, written by a prominent resident of North Carolina. Howes M75; Sabin 43123; TPL 6416; Thornton 8080; ESTC T57084. 5) [Anon.]: State of the British and French Colonies in North America, with Respect to Number of People, Forces, Forts, Indians, Trade, and other Advantages. London: A. Millar, 1755. An important pamphlet, written as two letters, placing the blame for the situation in North American on the bad management in American as well as Europe, and including remarks on Washington’s mission to the Ohio and the importance of that region and the claims of the French, with some material on Nova Scotia. The anonymous author draws upon the writings of Archibald Kennedy and Cadwallader Colden, and on Franklin’s Observations upon the Increase of Mankind (then circulating in manuscript, but