Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Narrative of an Attempt Made by the French of Canada Upon the Mohaque's Country
The date usually fixed as the date of the beginning of printing in New York, viz., April 10, 1693, is assumed from the date and phraseology of the first warrant for Bradford's salary as government printer salary for six months ended on the loth preceding, the warrant being dated on October 12, 1693. It was, however, on the very day commonly accepted as Bradford's active inauguration as government printer that Fletcher received notice of the command to travail into Pennsilvania, and in pursuance of which he did actually depart on April 24, and remained absent until June 5, 1693. We have shown that Bradford's tools were not ordered to be returned to him until April 27, and we believe it likely that, immediately upon the order having been carried out Bradford repaired to New York, got his press in readiness during the month of May, and, upon Fletcher's return, began running off the acts passed in 1692, the April 29, 1693, proclamation, the address of the citizens of Philadelphia, and the Narrative, as rapidly as the type would allow. We believe this to have been more likely than that any printing was done during Fletcher's absence from New York. On the other hand, it is no less improbable that Fletcher and Bradford may have made the return journey from Philadelphia together, for, aside from the means of exploitation which Fletcher undoubtedly foresaw in the establishment of a press near the seat of government, he was probably drawn to Bradford as a man, the cause of his solicitude being the latter's difficulties with the Quakers. Fletcher says of him self in this regard that he was a man of arms, and not of the Quaker principle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
