fifth edition, octavo, 111 pp., bound in later ¼ calf and marbled boards, some minor scuffing and wear to binding, else a very good copy. This edition contains, on pages 103-111, "a letter from Franklin dated Passy, March 12, 1778," which was included for the first time in this edition. "[Pulteney] appears to have written on purpose to prepare our minds for a plan of reconciliation, which, it is much to be apprehended, will come too late to prevent the loss of America. In the appendix to this pamphlet are some letters written by Dr. Franklin to Gov. Shirley, in 1754, in which the objections of the Americans to being taxed are so fully, ably, and clearly stated that hardly anything new has since been suggested on the subject." - Sabin. Pulteney reviews the political affairs between England and her Colonies from 1754, and believes that the Americans might yet become reconciled to England. Adams 78-91e; Howes P-649; Sabin 66647