William Smith (1727-1803), Provost (65)
Election date: 1768 (Elected to the revived American Philosophical Society.)APS Office(s): Secretary of the revived APS (1768-1769) and of the unified APS (1769-1776, 1779-1781), vice-president of the unified APS (1776-1779, 1790-1795, 1796-1797)
William Smith (1727–14 May 1803) was an educator, Anglican clergyman, and prolific writer, and an active member and frequent officeholder of the American Philosophical Society, elected in 1768. Born and educated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, he immigrated in 1651 to Long Island, New York, where he began a lifelong career in education. After his ordination in England, Smith returned to Philadelphia where he joined APS member Francis Alison at the Philadelphia Academy before working with Alison and Benjamin Franklin to establish the the College of Philadelphia, an institution that would name Smith as its first provost. He would also become the first president of George Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. Smith assisted with David Rittenhouse’s observations of the 1769 Transit of Venus and helped to edit the first volume of the APS Transactions. Over the course of his life he delivered countless sermons and speeches, including the APS’s inaugural oration in 1773, following his successful efforts to unify the APS with the American Society. Though he never held public office, Smith was active in the contentious debates of Pennsylvania governance, particularly via an ongoing print war with Franklin. Smith’s support of the proprietary party and Franklin’s for the Assembly led to years of acrimony between the two that soured what had previously been a productive relationship. Despite this feud, it was Smith who would later deliver Franklin’s eulogy. In the lead-up to the American Revolution, Smith urged reconciliation between England and the colonies, but his moderate-conservative position eventually proved untenable and he signed the state loyalty oath in 1777. He advocated for an American episcopate and took an active role in the Protestant Episcopal Church established after the Revolution. Later in life, he dedicated his time to land speculation, infrastructural improvements, and publishing his collected writings. (PI, ANB, DAB)
Member(s): James Alexander (d. 1756) | Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
10.004
The complaint of James Alexander and William Smith to the committee of the General Assembly of the colony of New-York, &c.
Creator(s):
Alexander, James, 1691-1756 (Author) | Smith, William, 1697-1769 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed by John Peter Zenger, 1735.
Subjects:
De Lancey, James, 1703-1760. | Philipse, Frederick, 1698-1751.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 729 | Sabin 84554 | Evans 3864 | Streeter II: 865
APS Subjects:
Law | Politics
Editions:
1x 1735
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): James Alexander (d. 1756) | Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
10.006
Some observations on the charge given by the Honourable James De Lancey, Esq; chief justice of the province of New-York, to the grand jury, the 15th day of January, 1733.
Creator(s):
Alexander, James, 1691-1756 (Author) | Smith, William, 1697-1769 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed and sold by J. Peter Zenger, 1733-1734.
Subjects:
De Lancey, James, 1703-1760. Charge of the Honourable James De Lancey Esq. ... | New York (State). Supreme Court. | Equity pleading and procedure -- New York (State). | Seditious libel -- New York (State). | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
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References:
Sabin 19341 | Sabin 84557 | Evans 3835
APS Subjects:
Law | Politics
Editions:
1x 1733-1734
Editions Note:
One edition. Sometimes attributed to Lewis Morris.
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Member(s): Paul Jackson | Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
38.001
A charge, delivered May 17, 1757, at the first anniversary commencement in the College and Academy of Philadelphia, to the young gentlemen who took their degrees on that occasion : by W. Smith, M.A. provost of the said college and academy : to which is added, in Latin, a salutatory oration, delivered on the same occasion : by Paul Jackson, professor of languages in the said college and academy, on taking his degree of Master of Arts.
Creator(s):
Jackson, Paul, 1730 or 1731-1767 (Author) | Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, 1757.
Subjects:
Baccalaureate addresses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.
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References:
Evans 8041
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1757
Editions Note:
One edition.
Holding Note: APS has one copy.
Member(s): John Morgan | Member(s): Francis Hopkinson | Member(s): Joseph Reed (1741-1785) | Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost | Member(s): Stephen Watts
56.003
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.
Creator(s):
Morgan, John, 1735-1789 (Contributor) | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 (Contributor) | Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 (Contributor) | Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Contributor) | Watts, Stephen, 1741-1788 (Contributor)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee-House, [1766]
Subjects:
United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. | Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Economic policy -- Early works to 1800. | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Early works to 1800. | United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
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References:
Sabin 25279 | Sabin 84611 | Sabin 84612 | Evans 10400 | Howes M 800
APS Subjects:
American Revolution | Economics | Politics
Editions:
2x 1766 (Philadelphia, London)
Editions Note:
Two editions, both in 1766: one in Philadelphia, one in London. Morgan's essay was awarded first prize.
Holding Note: APS has two copies (copy one; copy two) of the Philadelphia edition and one copy of the London edition. The APS copy of the London edition bears the bookplate of Samuel Vaughan and was donated by his descendants.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.001
An account of the proceedings of the Ilinois [sic] and Ouabache Land Companies, in pursuance of their purchases made of the independent natives, July 5th, 1773, and 18th October, 1775.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author ) | United Illinois and Wabash Land Companies (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by William Young, no 52, Second-Street, the corner of Chesnut-Street, 1796.
Subjects:
Indian land transfers. | Land titles -- Northwest, Old. | Land grants -- Illinois. | Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865.
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References:
Sabin 96 | Sabin 84577 | Sabin 84578 | Evans 30618 | Howes S 684 | Streeter VII: 4025
APS Subjects:
Economics | Indian | Native American | Surveying
Editions:
2x 1796, 1x 1797, 1x 1803
Editions Note:
Four editions: two published in 1796, one published in 1797 that was bound with Smith's Memorial of the Illinois and Wash Land Company, and one published 1803.
Holding Note: APS has two copies from 1796.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.002
An account of Washington College, in the state of Maryland.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, 1784.
Subjects:
Washington College (Chestertown, MD) -- History -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84579 | Evans 18785
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1784
Editions Note:
One edition.
Holding Note: APS has one copy, presented by Richard Smith, July 15, 1803.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.003
Additional discourses and essays : being a supplement to the first edition of Discourses on several public occasions during the war in America.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
London: Printed for A. Millar and R. Griffiths in the Strand; and G. Keith in Gracechurch-Street, [1762]
Subjects:
College, Academy, and Charitable Schools of Philadelphia. | University of Pennsylvania -- History. | Religion and politics -- Early works to 1800. | Luce grant. | Sermons, American -- 18th century. | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763. | Sermons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.
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References:
Sabin 84580 | Howes S 685
APS Subjects:
Charity | Education | Imperial Rivalry | Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1762
Editions Note:
One edition, published as a supplement to the first edition of Smith's Discourses on several public occasions during the war in America (1759). This text contains the new material included in the two subsequent editions of the Discourses published in 1762.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.004
An address to the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, in the case of the violated charter, of the College, Academy and Charitable School of Philadelphia, &c.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by R. Aitken & Son ..., 1788.
Subjects:
College, Academy, and Charitable Schools of Philadelphia. | University of Pennsylvania -- History. | 1788.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84581 | Evans 45358
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1788
Editions Note:
One edition.
Holding Note: APS has one copy, with the inscription: W. Barton.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.005
An address to the members of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Maryland, containing, an account of the proceedings of some late conventions both of clergy and laity, for the purpose of organizing the said church, and providing a succession in her ministry, agreeably to the principles of the American revolution : to which is added a sermon, preached at the opening of the said convention by William Smith.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Contributor) | Episcopal Church. Diocese of Maryland. Convention (1784 : Annapolis, Md.) (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Baltimore: Printed for William Goddard, 1784.
Subjects:
Episcopal Church -- Maryland -- Clergy. | Sermons, American -- Early works to 1800. | 1784.
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References:
Sabin 84582 | Evans 18742
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1784 (Baltimore, MD), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Two versions: one edition in 1784 (Baltimore) and a reprint in Smith's Works (Philadelphia, 1803).
Holding Note: Two copies of the 1784 version, one containing the autograph of W. Barton.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.006
Ahiman rezon abridged and digested : as a help to all that are, or would be Free and Accepted Masons : to which is added, a sermon, preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, at a general communication, celebrated, agreeable to the constitutions, on Monday, December 28, 1778, as the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Contributor) | Freemasons. Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (Corporate Author)
Publication:
[Philadelphia]: Printed by Hall and Sellers, [1783]
Subjects:
Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84584 | Evans 17915
APS Subjects:
Sermons
Editions:
1x 1783
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.007
The American magazine and monthly chronicle for the British colonies ... by a society of gentlmen [sic].
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Editor)
Publication:
Philadelphia:Printed and sold for William Bradford, at the Corner House in Front and Market-Streets, 1757.
Subjects:
Indians of North America -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800. | Philosophy -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800. | Mathematics -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800. | Sermons -- United States -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800. | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Periodicals -- Early works to 1800.
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References:
Sabin 1133 | Sabin 84585 | Evans 7829 | Evans 8071
APS Subjects:
First Nations | History | Indian | Mathematics | Native American | Philosophy | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1757-1758
Editions Note:
Smith saw this periodical through its thirteen-installment run between 1757-1758.
Holding Note: APS has one Vol. 1, no. 4 (January 1758).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost | Member(s): John Dickinson
65.008
An answer to Mr. Franklin’s remarks, on a late protest.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author) | Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 (Contributor)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by William Bradford, at his bookstore, in Market-Street, adjoining the London Coffee-House, 1764.
Subjects:
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808. Reasons on which were founded the protest. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. Remarks on a late protest against the appointment of Mr. Franklin an agent for this province. | Pennsylvania. General Assembly. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | 1764.
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References:
Sabin 84586 | Sabin 84587 | Evans 9841 | Evans 9842 | Evans 9904 | Streeter II: 971
APS Subjects:
Politics
Editions:
2x 1764 (Philadelphia), 1x 1765 (Germantown, PA), 1x 1879 (Philadelphia), 1x 1895 (Philadelphia), 1x 1897 (Pottsville, PA)
Editions Note:
Two editions, a translation, and three reprints: two editions in 1764 (Philadelphia) plus a German-language translation entitled, Antwort auf Hrn. Fränklins Anmerckungen über ein ohnlängst herausgekommenes Protestations-Schreiben, übersetzt aus dem Englischen, published in 1765 (Germantown, PA). The text was also reprinted in Horace W. Smith's Life and correspondence of the Rev. William Smith (Philadelphia, 1879), Paul Ford's The writings of John Dickinson (1895), and Lewis Walker's Extracts from Chief Justice William Allen's letter book (1897).
Holding Note: APS has one copy of a 1764 edition, whose variants lead Evans to describe it as the second impression.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.009
A brief history of the rise and progress of the charitable scheme, carrying [sic] on by a society of noblemen and gentlemen in London, for the relief and instruction of poor Germans, and their descendents, settled in Pennsylvania, and the adjacent British colonies in North-America.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, [1755]
Subjects:
Germans -- Pennsylvania. | Education -- Pennsylvania.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 7876 | Sabin 84588 | Sabin 84625 | Evans 7569 | Evans 7570
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
3x 1755
Editions Note:
Three versions, all in 1755: a first edition plus a German-language translation entitled, Eine kurtze nachricht, von der Christlichen und liebreichen anstalt, welche zum besten und zur unterweisung der armen Teutschen, und ihrer nachkommen in Pennsylvanien, und anderen daran gräntzenden Englischen provinzien in Nord-America errichtet worden ist. A third version combines the English and German texts into a single facing-page translation text.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.010
A brief state of the Province of Pennslvania, in which the conduct of their assemblies for several years past is impartially examined, and the true cause of the continual encroachments of the French displayed, more especially the secret design of their late unwarrantable invasion and settlement upon the river Ohio : to which is annexed, an easy plan for restoring quiet in the public measures of that province, and defeating the ambitious views of the French in time to come : in a letter from a gentleman who has resided many years in Pennsylvania to his friend in London.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
London: Printed for R. Griffiths at the Dunciad, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1755.
Subjects:
Society of Friends -- Politics and government. | Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania. | French -- Pennsylvania. | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84589 | Sabin 84590 | Sabin 84591 | Sabin 84592 | Sabin 84593 | Howes S 686 | Streeter II: 959
APS Subjects:
Diplomacy | Foreign Relations | Imperial Rivalry
Editions:
3x 1755 (London); 1x 1756 (London); 1x 1865 (New York)
Editions Note:
Five editions: three in 1755 (London), including a named "2nd edition" and a "reprint"; a named "third edition" published in London in 1756; and a 1865 reprint from New York. The New York edition bears the abbreviated title A brief state of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Sabin identifies it as a "reprint of the second edition, London, 1755."
Holding Note: APS has one copy of the first edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.011
A brief view of the conduct of Pennsylvania, for the year 1755; so far as it affected the general service of the British colonies, particularly the expedition under the late General Braddock ... : in a second letter to a friend in London.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
London: Printed for R. Griffiths ... and sold by Mr. Bradford in Philadelphia, 1756.
Subjects:
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania. | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Pennsylvania -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Campaigns.
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References:
Sabin 84594 | Howes S 687 | Streeter II: 962
APS Subjects:
Diplomacy | Foreign Relations | Imperial Rivalry
Editions:
2x 1756 (London, Paris)
Editions Note:
Two versions, both from 1756: an English edition published in London and a French translation-abridgement published in Paris entitled, État présent de la Pensilvanie, où l'on trouve le détail de ce qui s'y est passé depuis la défaite du Général Braddock jusqu'à la prise d'Oswego, avec une carte particuliére de cette colonie.
Holding Note: APS has one copy of the English-language version.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.012
Candid remarks on Dr. Witherspoon's address to the inhabitants of Jamaica and the other West-India islands, &c., in a letter to those gentlemen.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: [Wm. Goddard], 1772.
Subjects:
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794. Address to the inhabitants of Jamaica. | University of Pennsylvania. | Princeton University.
Record Source:
References:
Evans 12346
APS Subjects:
Politics
Editions:
1x 1772
Editions Note:
One edition.
Holding Note: APS has one copy.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.013
The Christian soldier's duty; the lawfulness and dignity of his office; and the importance of the Protestant cause in the British colonies, stated and explained : a sermon, preached April 5, 1757, in Christ-Church, Philadelphia ... to which is annexed, a prayer on the same occasion.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by James Chattin, 1757.
Subjects:
Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- America. | Soldiers -- Conduct of life. | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84596 | Evans 8042
APS Subjects:
Imperial Rivalry | Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1757 (Philadelphia), 1x 1759 (London), 2x 1762 (London), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Five versions: one edition published in 1757 (Philadelphia) plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1759, 1762, 1762) and his Works (Philadelphia,1803).
Holding Note: APS has one copy of the 1757 edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.014
A discourse concerning the conversion of the heathen Americans, and the final propagation of Christianity and the sciences to the ends of the earth : in two parts : part I : preached before a voluntary convention of the Episcopal clergy of Pennsylvania, and places adjacent, at Philadelphia, May 2d, 1760; and published at their joint request : part II : preached before the trustees, masters and scholars of the College and Academy of Philadelphia, at the first anniversary commencement.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by W. Dunlap, [1760]
Subjects:
Indians of North America -- Missions. | Education.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84597 | Sabin 84598 | Evans 8737 | Evans 45993
APS Subjects:
Education | Indian | Native American | Religion
Editions:
1x 1760 (Philadelphia), 3x 1762 (London), 1x 1790 (Philadelphia), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Six versions: one edition in 1760 (Philadelphia), one edition in 1762 (London), and one edition in 1790 (Philadelphia), plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1762, 1762) and his Works (Philadelphia, 1803). This text had previously appeared in part in the 1759 edition of Smith's Discourses.
Holding Note: APS has one copy of the 1790 edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.015
Discourses on several public occasions during the war in America : preached chiefly with a view to the explaining the importance of the Protestant cause, in the British colonies; and the advancement of religion, patriotism and military virtue : among which are a discourse on adversity; and also a discourse on planting the sciences, and the propagation of Christianity, in the untutored parts of the earth : with an appendix, containing some other pieces.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
London: Printed for A. Millar, facing Catharine-Street; and R. Griffiths, opposite Somerset House, in the Strand; and G. Keith, in Gracechurch Street, 1759.
Subjects:
University of Pennsylvania -- History. | United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84599 | Sabin 84600 | Sabin 84601 | Evans 8042 | Howes S 688
APS Subjects:
Education | Imperial Rivalry | Politics | Religion | Science
Editions:
1x 1759, 2x 1762
Editions Note:
Three editions: one in 1759 and two in 1762. Both of the 1762 versions are named as the "second edition," but one contains material the other does not. And both of the 1762 editions contain material not included in the original 1759 edition and use the alternate title Discourses on public occasions in America. Howes lists another edition published in 1769, but it does not appear in any library catalogs. In 1762, Smith also published Additional discourses and essays : being a supplement to the first edition of Discourses, which contained the new material found in the 1762 editions of Discourses and was intended to supplement the 1759 edition.
Holding Note: APS has two copies: a copy of the 1759 edition bearing the inscription, "Donum Reverendi Authoris," and presented by William Smith Mason; and a copy of the 1762 edition presented by a Miss Smith.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.016
Eulogium on Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D., president of the American Philosophical Society ... : delivered March 1, 1791, in the German Lutheran Church of the city of Philadelphia, before the American Philosophical Society, and agreeably to their appointment.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Benjamin Franklin Bache, 1792.
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Eulogies. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Biography. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Death and burial. | Eulogies -- United States. | 1792.
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References:
Sabin 84602 | Sabin 84603 | Evans 24799 | Howes S 689
APS Subjects:
Eulogy
Editions:
2x 1792 (Philadelphia, London)
Editions Note:
Two editions, both in 1792: one in Philadelphia, one in London. The Philadelphia edition includes a selection of Franklin's papers in the appendix and an acknowledgement, both of which are absent from the London edition.
Holding Note: APS has seven copies: one of which is the London edition, and six of the Philadelphia edition. Harry Pickering and Wiliam S. Mason each presented a copy.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.017
An examination of the Connecticut claim to lands in Pennsylvania : with an appendix, containing extracts and copies taken from original papers.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, in Market street, 1774.
Subjects:
Susquehanna Claim, 1753-1808. | Pennsylvania -- Boundaries. | Connecticut -- Boundaries. | Connecticut -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84604 | Sabin 84605 | Evans 13629 | Evans 42702 | Howes S 690 | Streeter II: 976
APS Subjects:
Politics
Editions:
2x 1774 (Philadelphia), 1x 1893 (Harrisburg, PA)
Editions Note:
Three versions: two editions published in 1774 (Philadelphia) plus a reprint in Documents relating to the Connecticut Settlement in the Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania Archives, Series 2, Volume 18 (Harrisburg, PA: 1893).
Holding Note: APS has four copies: two copies of the first edition (one containing the autographs of John Vaughan and Owen Biddle, and one containing the autograph of Thomas Barton); one copy of the second edition; and one copy of the 1893 reprint.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost | Member(s): Francis Hopkinson
65.018
An exercise, containing a dialogue and ode sacred to the memory of his late gracious majesty, George II : performed at the public commencement in the College of Philadelphia, May 23d, 1761 : the ode written and set to music by Francis Hopkinson, Esq; M.A. in said college.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Contributor) | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 (Contributor)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by W. Dunlap, in Market-Street, [1761]
Subjects:
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84606 | Sabin 84607 | Evans 8882
APS Subjects:
Politics | Religion | Songs
Editions:
2x 1761
Editions Note:
Two editions, both in 1761. The two titles differ slightly: one begins, An exercise containing, while the other begins, An exercise consisting...
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.019
An exercise; containing a dialogue and two odes set to music, for the public commencement, in the College of Philadelphia, May 17th, 1775.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Joseph Crukshank, in Market-Street, between Second and Third Streets, [1775]
Subjects:
Education.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 61642 | Sabin 84609 | Evans 14396
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1775
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.020
An exercise, performed at the public commencement, in the College of Philadelphia, July 17, 1790 : containing an ode, set to music, sacred to the memory of Dr. Franklin : this exercise consists of lines, partly original, and partly selected or altered from former similar compositions in this college, as they were hastily thrown together, for the occasion of the present commencement; it is hoped that they will be received with the usual indulgence of a candid public.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by William Young, bookseller, the corner of Second and Chesnut-Streets, [1790]
Subjects:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Songs and music.
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References:
Sabin 84610 | Evans 22798
APS Subjects:
Songs
Editions:
1x 1790
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.021
A funeral address, delivered in the German Lutheran Church, Lancaster; at the public interment of Major-General Mifflin, January 22, 1800.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 ()
Publication:
[Lancaster, PA]: Printed by W. & R. Dickson, Queenstreet, [1800]
Subjects:
Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800. | Funeral addresses -- 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Evans 38526 | Sabin 84613
APS Subjects:
Eulogy
Editions:
1x 1800
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.022
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.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed and sold by J. Parker and W. Weyman, at the new printing-office in Beaver-Street, 1753.
Subjects:
Education, Higher. | Universities and colleges -- Curricula. | Universities and colleges -- Planning.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84614 | Evans 7121 | Streeter VII: 4054
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1753 (New York), 3x 1762 (London), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Five versions: one edition in 1753 (New York) plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1762, 1762), in his Additional discourses (London: 1762), and in the first volume of his Works (Philadelphia: 1803).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.023
The great duty of public worship, and of erecting and setting apart proper places for that purpose : a sermon, preached in St. Peter’s Church, Philadelphia : on Friday, September 4th, 1761 : being the day appointed for the first performance of divine worship in said church : to which is prefixed, an account of the whole service used on that occasion.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by W. Dunlap... Sold also by the other booksellers in Philadelphia, and by J. Rivington, in New-York, and A. Steuart, at Lancaster, [1761]
Subjects:
Public worship. | St. Peter’s Church (Philadelphia, PA).
Record Source:
References:
Evans 9011 | Sabin 84615
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1761 (Philadelphia), 3x 1762 (London), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Five versions: one edition in 1761 (Philadelphia) plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1762, 1762), in his Additional discourses (London: 1762), and in the first volume of his Works (Philadelphia: 1803).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.024
An historical account of the expedition against the Ohio Indians, in the year 1764 : under the command of Henry Bouquet, Esq : colonel of foot, and now brigadier general in America : including his transactions with the Indians, relative to the delivery of their prisoners, and the preliminaries of peace : with an introductory account of the preceeding campaign, and battle at Bushy-Run : to which are annexed military papers, containing reflections on the war with the savages; a method of forming frontier settlements; some account of the Indian country, with a list of nations, fighting men, towns, distances and different routs : the whole illustrated with a map and copper-plates : published from authentic documents, by a lover of his country.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by W. Bradford, at the London Coffee-House, the corner of Market and Front-Streets, [1765]
Subjects:
Bouquet, Henry, 1719-1765. | Bouquet’s Expedition, 1764. | Bushy Run, Battle of, PA, 1763. | Indians of North America. | Pontiac’s Conspiracy, 1763-1765. | Indians -- Warfare.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84616 | Sabin 84617 | Sabin 84618 | Sabin 84619 | Sabin 84647 | Evans 10167 | Howes S 693 | Streeter II: 972
APS Subjects:
First Nations | Foreign Relations | Imperial Rivalry | Indian | Military | Native American | War
Editions:
2x 1765 (Philadelphia), 1x 1766 (London), 2x 1769 (Dublin, Amsterdam), 1x 1868 (Cincinnati, OH)
Editions Note:
Four editions, plus a translation and a reprint: two editions in 1765 (Philadelphia), one in 1766 (London), and one in 1769 (Dublin). A French translation entitled, Relation historique de l’expédition contre les Indiens de l’Ohio en MDCCLXIV..., appeared in Amsterdam in 1769, and the English text was reprinted in Cincinatti, OH, in 1868 as Historical account of Bouquet's expedition against the Ohio Indians, in 1764.
Holding Note: APS has one copy of a 1765 edition.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.025
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 throughou [sic] the state; to which is annexed, "an explanatory map."
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Contributor) | Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 (Contributor) | Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company (Corporate Author) | Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation (Corporate Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, [1795]
Subjects:
Canals -- Pennsylvania -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84620 | Sabin 84621 | Evans 29474 | Evans 47605 | Howes S 692 | Streeter II: 981
APS Subjects:
Engineering | History
Editions:
2x 1795
Editions Note:
Two editions.
Holding Note: APS has one copy.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.026
Indian songs of peace : with a proposal, in a prefatory epistle, for erecting Indian schools : and a postscript by the editor, introducing Yariza, an Indian maid’s letter, to the principal ladies of the province and city of New-York : by the author of the American fables.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed by J. Parker, and W. Wayman [i.e., Weyman], 1752.
Subjects:
Indians of North America -- Poetry. | Indians of North America -- Education -- Early works to 1800. | Indians of North America -- Education -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 34776 | Evans 7217
APS Subjects:
Education | First Nations | Indian | Native American
Editions:
1x 1752
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.027
The last summons : a sermon preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia; on Sunday, January 10, 1762 : at the funeral of the Rev. Robert Jenney, L.L.D. Rector of the said church.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by A. Steuart, at the Bible-in-Heart... Sold also by W. Bradford, D. Hall, W. Dunlap and J. Rivington; and by H. Gaine, in New-York, [1762]
Subjects:
Jenney, Robert, 1687?-1762.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84626 | Evans 9274
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
3x 1762 (New York, London, London), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Four versions: one edition in 1762 (New York) plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1762, 1762), in his Additional discourses (London: 1762), and in the first volume of his Works (Philadelphia: 1803) under the alternate title, The gospel summons.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.028
A letter from a gentleman in London, to his friend in Pennsylvania; with a satire; containing some characteristical strokes upon the manners and principles of the Quakers.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
London: Printed for J. Scott, at the Black Swan, in Pater-Noster-Row, 1756.
Subjects:
Society of Friends -- Pennsylvania. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 40287 | Sabin 84627
APS Subjects:
Politics
Editions:
1x 1756
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.029
Memorial of the Illinois and Wabash Land Company. 13th January, 1797, referred to Mr. Jeremiah Smith, Mr. Kittera, and Mr. Baldwin : published by order of the House of Representatives.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author) | United Illinois and Wabash Land Companies (Corporate Author)
Publication:
[Philadelphia: Printed by William Ross?], [1797]
Subjects:
Indian land transfers. | Land titles -- Northwest, Old. | Land grants -- Illinois. | Public lands -- United States. | Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 34294 | Sabin 84577 | Evans 32976 | Evans 32977 | Howes S 694 | Streeter VII: 4025 | Streeter VII: 4028
APS Subjects:
Indian | Native American
Editions:
1x 1752
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.030
Ode on the New-Year, 1753.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed by J. Parker, at the new-printing office, in Beaver-Street, [1752]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84629 | Evans 40670
APS Subjects:
Oration
Editions:
1x 1752
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.031
An oration, delivered, January 22 1773, before the patron, vice-presidents and members of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, in Market-Street, [1773]
Subjects:
Learned institutions and societies. | United States -- Intellectual life -- 18th century.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84631 | Evans 13022
APS Subjects:
Oration | Science
Editions:
1x 1773
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.032
An oration in memory of General Montgomery, and of the officers and soldiers, who fell with him, December 31, 1775, beeore [sic] Quebec; drawn up (and delivered February 19th, 1776).
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
[Philadelphia]: Printed by John Dunlap, in Market-Street, [1776]
Subjects:
Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775. | Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84632 | Sabin 84633 | Sabin 84634 | Sabin 84635 | Sabin 84636 | Sabin 84637 | Sabin 84638 | Sabin 84639 | Sabin 84640 | Evans 15084 | Evans 15085 | Evans 15086 | Evans 15087 | Howes S 695
APS Subjects:
Eulogy | Military
Editions:
9x 1776 (Philadelphia; Philadelphia; Newport, RI; New York; Norwich, CT; Dublin; Belfast; London; Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Editions Note:
Nine editions, all published in 1776 (Philadelphia; Philadelphia; Newport, RI; New York; Norwich, CT; Dublin; Belfast; London; Newcastle upon Tyne, England). Per Sabin, editions vary in their footnotes and errata.
Holding Note: APS has six copies: including three from Philadelphia [ 1–2 , 3 ] and three from London [ 1–2 , 3 ].
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost | Member(s): Francis Hopkinson | Member(s): Samuel Magaw | Member(s): Jacob Duché Jr. | Member(s): Thomas Barton
65.033
Personal affliction and frequent reflection upon human life, of great use to lead man to the remembrance of God : a sermon, preach’d on Sunday Sept. 1, 1754, in Christ-Church, Philadelphia; occasioned by the death of a beloved pupil, who departed this life, August 28, 1754, in the 16th year of his age.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author) | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 (Contributor) | Magaw, Samuel, 1735-1812 (Contributor) | Duché, Jacob, 1738-1798 (Contributor) | Barton, Thomas, 1730-1780 (Contributor) | Jackson, Paul, 1730 or 31-1767 (Contributor)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, at the new-printing-office, 1754.
Subjects:
Martin, William Thomas, 1738 or 1739-1754. | Bible. Psalms, XLII, 6 -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800. | Funeral sermons -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84641 | Evans 7318
APS Subjects:
Education | Eulogy
Editions:
1x 1754 (Philadelphia), 1x 1759 (London), 2x 1762 (London), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Five versions: one edition in 1754 (Philadelphia) plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1759, 1762, 1762) and in the first volume of his Works (Philadelphia: 1803).
As LCP notes, the imprint contains "Verses to the Rev. Mr. Smith on hearing his sermon, upon the death of his hopeful pupil, our dear fellow-student Mr. William Thomas Martin."--p. v-viii. The verses are by Francis Hopkinson, Samuel Magaw, Jacob Duché, Thomas Barton, and Paul Jackson; it also includes "A hymn, comprising the chief heads of the foregoing sermon, composed to have been sung after it was delivered."--p. [17].
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.034
A poem on visiting the Academy of Philadelphia, June 1753.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed [by Benjamin Franklin], [1753]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84643 | Evans 7122
APS Subjects:
Education | Poetry
Editions:
1x 1753
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.035
Prayers, for the use of the Philadelphia Academy.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, [1753]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84644 | Evans 7093
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1753
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.036
Remarks on a second publication of B. Henry Latrobe, engineer, said to be printed by order of the Committee of the councils [of the city]; and distributed among the members of the legislature.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
[Philadelphia?], [1799]
Subjects:
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, -- 1764-1820. | Delaware and Schuylkill Canal Company (Philadelphia, PA) | Water-supply -- Penn. -- Philadelphia.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 60451 | Sabin 62116 | Sabin 84648 | Evans 36200
APS Subjects:
Engineering
Editions:
1x 1799
Editions Note:
One edition. Smith's authorship attributed by Evans.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.037
Select sermons of William Smith : late provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
[Philadelphia? : s.n.], [1803]
Subjects:
Smith, William, -- 1727-1803 -- Sermons.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84649 | Shaw-Shoemaker 5072
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1803?
Editions Note:
One edition. Per Sabin, this undated text was most likely a pamphlet version of the proposed third volume of Smith's Works (1803), which was never published.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.038
A sermon on the present situation of American affairs : preached in Christ-Church, June 23, 1775 : at the request of the officers of the Third Battallion of the City of Philadelphia, and District of Southwark.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by James Humphreys, Junior, the corner of Black-Horse Alley, Front-Street, [1775]
Subjects:
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84645 | Sabin 84651 | Sabin 84652 | Sabin 84653 | Sabin 84654 | Sabin 84655 | Sabin 84656 | Sabin 84657 | Sabin 84658 | Sabin 84658A | Sabin 84659 | Sabin 84660 | Sabin 84661 | Sabin 84662 | Evans 14459 | Evans 14460 | Howes S 697
APS Subjects:
American Revolution | Politics | Religion | Sermons
Editions:
15x 1775 (Philadelphia; Philadelphia; New York, Wilmington, DE; London; London; London; London; London; Dublin; Dublin; Belfast; Bristol; Bristol; Cork), 1x 1776 (Edinburgh)
Editions Note:
Sixteen known versions. fourteen editions in 1775 (Philadelphia; Philadelphia; New York, Wilmington, DE; London; London; London; London; London; Dublin; Dublin; Belfast; Bristol; Cork), one edition in 1776 (Edinburgh), and a Welsh translation entitled, Pregeth ar helynt bresennol America : a bregethwyd yn Christ-Church, Mehefin y 23, 1775 : ar ddeifyfiad swyddogion y drydydd fyddin o ddinas Philadelphia, a rhaglawiaeth Southwark (Bristol, 1775).
Holding Note: APS has seven copies, all from 1775: six from Philadelphia [ 1–5 , 6 ] ; one from London, presented by William S. Mason (who also presented one of the Philadelphia copies).
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.039
A sermon, preached in Christ’s-Church Philadelphia, before the ancient and honourable fraternity of free and accepted Masons, upon Monday, December 28th, 1767.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Glasgow: Printed for Wm. Gardner and Co., 1768.
Subjects:
Brotherliness.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84667
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1768
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.040
A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia; before the provincial grand master, and general communication of Free and Accepted Masons : on Tuesday the 24th of June, 1755, being the grand anniversary of St. John the Baptist.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, [1755]
Subjects:
Freemasons.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84663 | Sabin 84664 | Sabin 84665 | Evans 7571
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
3x 1755 (Philadelphia, London, New York), 1x 1759 (London), 2x 1762 (London), 1x 1803 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Seven versions: three editions in 1755 (Philadelphia, London, New York) plus reprints in Smith's Discourses (London: 1759, 1762, 1762) and in the first volume of his Works (Philadelphia: 1803).
Holding Note: APS has one copy of the 1755 edition from Philadelphia.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.041
A sermon, on temporal and spiritual salvation: delivered in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, before the Pennsylvania Society of the Cincinnati.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: From the press of T. Dobson, [1790]
Subjects:
Salvation.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84650 | Evans 22891
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1790, 1x 1803
Editions Note:
Two versions, both in Philadelphia: one edition in 1790 and a reprint in Smith's Works (1803).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.042
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.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by John Dunlap, [1779]
Subjects:
Freemasons.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84668 | Evans 16526 | Evans 44455
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1779, 1x 1783, 1x 1803
Editions Note:
Three versions, all in Philadelphida: one edition in 1779, plus reprints in Smith's Ahiman rezon (1783) and his Works (1803).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.043
A sermon preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, on Friday, October 7th, 1785, before the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the states of New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and South-Carolina : on occasion of the first introduction of the liturgy and public service of the said church, as altered and recommended to future use, by the convention.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Aitken, at Pope’s Head, in Market-Street, [1785]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84666 | Evans 19247 | Evans 29484
APS Subjects:
Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1785, 2x 1795, 1x 1803
Holding Note: Three versions, all in Philadelphia: one edition in 1785 plus reprints in Select pamphlets : second volume (1795) and in Smith's Works (1803).
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.044
Some account of the charitable corporation, lately erected for the relief of the widows and children of clergymen, in the communion of the Church of England in America; with a copy of their charters, and fundamental rules : and also a sermon, preached in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, October 10, 1769, before the said corporation, on occasion of their first meeting.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by D. Hall, and W. Sellers, opposite the Jersey Market, [1769]
Subjects:
Church of England -- United States -- Clergy -- Salaries, pensions, etc. | Corporation for the Relief of the Widows and Children of Clergymen, in the Communion of the Church of England in America. | Church of England -- United States -- Clergy -- Salaries, etc. -- Early works to 1800. | Bible -- Sermons -- Early works to 1800.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84669 | Sabin 84670 | Evans 11469 | Evans 11863
APS Subjects:
Charity | Religion | Sermons
Editions:
1x 1769, 1x 1770, 1x 1803, 1x 1880
Editions Note:
Four versions, all published in Philadelphia: one edition in 1769 and a second edition in 1770, plus reprints in Smith's Works (1803) and in a collection entitled, Five sermons preached before the corporation for the relief of the widows and children of clergymen in the communion of the Church of England in America (1880).
Holding Note: APS has three copies, one of the 1769 edition and two of the 1770 edition.
Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.045
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.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
New York: Printed and sold by James Parker, at the new printing-office, in Beaver-Street, 1752.
Subjects:
King’s College (New York, NY). | Education -- New York (State).
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84672 | Evans 6935 | Streeter VII: 4053
APS Subjects:
Education
Editions:
1x 1752
Editions Note:
One edition.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.046
The speech of a Creek-Indians [sic], against the immoderate use of spirituous liquors : delivered in a national assembly of the Creeks, upon the breaking out of the late war : to which are added, 1. a letter from Yariza, an Indian maid of the royal line of the Mohawks, ... : 2. Indian songs of peace : 3. an American fable : together with some remarks upon the characters and genius of the Indians...
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
London: Printed for R. Griffiths, 1754.
Subjects:
Temperance. | Indians of North America.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 17463 | Sabin 84671 | Sabin 84673 | Evans 7321 | Howes S 698
APS Subjects:
Ethnography | Indian | Native American | Songs
Editions:
2x 1754
Editions Note:
Two editions, both published in Philadelphia in 1754. The second printing bore the alternate title, Some account of the North-America Indians [sic] : their genius, characters, customs, and dispositions, towards the French and English nations.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.047
To all charitable persons, and patrons of useful knowlege [sic] : or an humble representation.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
[London], [1762]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84622 | Sabin 84623
APS Subjects:
Charity | Education
Editions:
2x 1762
Editions Note:
Two editions, both in 1762. Also known by its docket title, An humble representation.
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.048
To all the worthy and reverend, the clergy and ministers of the Gospel, into whose hands His Majesty’s royal brief, for the colleges of Philadelphia and New York, shall come : an humble representation.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author) | Jay, James, Sir, 1732-1815 (Author)
Publication:
[London], [1762]
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84674 | Streeter VII: 4059
APS Subjects:
Education | Religion
Editions:
1x 1762 (London), 1x 1879 (Philadelphia)
Editions Note:
Two versions: one edition in 1762 (London) and a reprint in Horace W. Smith's Life and correspondence of the Rev. William Smith (Philadelphia, 1879).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.049
Two sermons, delivered in Christ-Church, Philadelphia, before the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the states of New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and South-Carolina;--viz : serm. I. on Wednesday, July 29, 1789, at the opening of the said convention : serm. II. on Tuesday, August 4, 1789, at the funeral of the Rev. David Griffith, D.D. late Bishop-elect of the said church, in the state of Virginia.
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Printed by Dobson & Lang, in Second Street, [1789]
Subjects:
Griffith, David, 1742-1789.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 84675 | Sabin 84675A | Evans 22149
APS Subjects:
Eulogy | Religion | Sermons
Editions:
2x 1789
Editions Note:
Two editions, both published in Philadelphia in 1789. Sabin notes that the second sermon also appeared separately in Smith's Works (Philadelphia: 1803).
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Member(s): William Smith (1727-1803), Provost
65.050
The works of William Smith, D.D. late provost of the College and Academy of Philadelphia : vol. I[-II].
Creator(s):
Smith, William, 1727-1803 (Author)
Publication:
Philadelphia: Published by Hugh Maxwell and William Fry, No. 25, North Second-Street, 1803.
Record Source:
References:
Sabin 8467 | Sabin 84678A | Sabin 84678B | Sabin 84678C | Shaw-Shoemaker 5074
APS Subjects:
Charity | Education | Imperial Rivalry | Politics | Religion | Science | Sermons
Editions:
4x 1803
Editions Note:
Four editions, all published in Philadelphia in 1803. Sabin notes various minor changes between the editions.
Holding Note: APS has one complete set of the two volume work, presented by Hugh Maxwell in 1804.
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