American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Peter Force (1790-1868), the 12th Mayor of Washington, D.C. (1836-1840), was an avid historian, archivist, and printer of colonial Americana and the American Revolution. He amassed a large collection of works from the 17th and 18th centuries, reprinting them typically without commentary or editorial notes, preferring the documents to speak for themselves. He published his 4 volume Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America between 1836 and 1846 as well as the 9 volume American Archives between 1837 and 1853.

A complete listing of the 23 pamphlets with their original publication information, however, all titles are Forces mid-19th century reprints, numbers from each volume are provided after each title when available:

4 pamphlets with Force's Washington, 1837 imprint, otherwise unnumbered: A Description of New England: Or The Observations, and Discoureries of Captain Iohn Smith (Admirall of that Country) in the North of America, in the year of our Lord 1614. London: Humfrey Lownes, for Robert Clerke, 1616. -- A Narrative of the Proceedings of the People of South-Carolina, in the Year 1719. London: N.p., 1726. -- A Description of the Province of New Albion. N.p, 1648. -- Virginia and Maryland. Or, The Lord Baltamore's printed Case, uncased and answered. London: N.p., 1655.

12 pamphlets (including 1 duplicate copy of No. 5), from Volume III of Force's Collection of Historical Tracts, published by Force ca 1836-1846: A True Declaration of the Estate of the Colonie in Virginia. London: William Barret, 1610. (No. 1). -- For the Colony in Virginea Britannia. Lavves Diuine, Morall and Martiall, &c. London: Walter Burre, 1612. (No. 2). -- A Plaine Description of the Barmudas, Now Called Sommer Ilands. London: W. Stansby, for W. Welby, 1613. (No. 3). -- A Declaration of the State of the Colonie and Affaires in Virginia.  London: T.S., 1620. (No. 5, 2 copies). -- Orders and Constitutions, Partly collected out of his Maiesties Letters Patents...N.p., [1620]. (No. 6). -- The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America. London and Boston: J.D. & R.I. for Stephen Bowtell, and Daniel Henchman, 1713. (No. 8). -- NORWOOD, Henry. A Voyage to Virginia. (No. 10). -- Virginia: More especially the South part thereof, Richly and truly valued: viz. London: T.H. for John Stephenson, 1650. No. 11). -- A Letter from Mr. John Clayton Rector of Croston at Wakefield in Yorkshire, to the Royal Society, May 12. 1688. Giving an Account of Several Observables in Virginia, and in his Voyage thither, more particularly concerning the Air. (No. 12). -- The Reformed Virginian Silk-Worm, Or, a Rare and New Discovery. London: John Streater, for Giles Calvert, 1655. (No. 13). -- Virginia's Cure: Or An Advisive Narrative Concerning Virginia. London: W. Godbid for Henry Brome, 1662. (No. 15).

8 pamphlets from Volume IV of Force's Collection of Historical Tracts, published by Force ca 1836-1846: An Extract of the Journals of Mr. Commissary Von Reck, Who Conducted the First Transport of Saltzburgers to Georgia... London: M. Downing, 1734. (No. 5). -- Extract of the Reverend Mr. Bolzivs's Journal, From Their Arrival in Carolina. Vol. IV, No. 5. N.p., n.d.. [With]; ISimplicities Defence against Seven-Headed Policy... London: John Macock,1646 (No. 6). -- Samuel Gorton's Letter to Nathaniel Morton, Warwick, June 30th, 1669. [MSS.]. (No. 7). -- Commission of King James the Second to Sir Edmund Andros June 3, 1686. MSS. (No. 8). -- The Revolution in New-England Justified. Boston: Isaiah Thomas, 1773. (No. 9). -- BYFIELD, Nathanel. An Account of the Late Revolution in New-England. London: Ric. Chiswell, 1689. (No. 10). -- A Brief Relation of the State of New England, From the Beginning of that Plantation to this Present Year, 1689. (No. 11). -- WHITE, Andrew. A Relation of the Colony of the Lord Baron of Baltimore, in Maryland, Near Virginia. (No. 12).