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Serle, Ambrose AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT TRACTS ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS: 'Thoughts of the Fur Trade on the River Mississippi', 10 pages, folio, 1769 'Lusus Politicius or an Essay on the Pretensions of the Colonies', ("...It is a more glorious and more difficult Task wisely to adjust the Principles of domestic Government, than to conquer a Nation or even to subdue the World..."), 29 pages, folio, 1769 'Thoughts upon the Means of Establishing Episcopacy in the Colonies', two copies, one with an introduction signed by the author addressed to Lord Hillsborough, 71 pages, folio, 1771-72 'A Political Essay [on Rhode Island Affairs]', 19 pages, folio, dated August 1772 (this and above are bundled together with a contemporary label) Untitled tract on American policy ("...The present system of Policy, with regard to America, seems to be founded upon these Principles; our Superiority over the Colonies, or rather their Dependence upon us, and to make that Dependence productive of Advantages to and determining in the Interest of the Mother Country.."), addressed to Lord Hyde, signed and dated, 10 pages, folio, Lambeth, 28 May 1768, rodent damage with some loss at outer margins Untitled tract on the development of manufacturing in America, addressed to Lord Hyde, signed and dated, 7 pages, folio, Lambeth, 26 July 1768 'An Epitome of some Facts and Thoughts respecting North America', contending that the American colonies had been a drain on Britain's resources, 18 pages, folio, dated January 1780