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A letter addressed to two great men on the prospect of peace [microform] : and on the terms necessary to be insisted upon in the negotiation

by: Douglas, John, 1721-1807; Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764; Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778; Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768

Publication date: 1760

Topics: Guerre de Sept Ans, 1756-1763

Publisher: London : Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand

Collection: university_of_alberta_libraries_microfilm; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto; microfilm; additional_collections

Contributor: Canadiana.org

Language: English

Half title: A letter addressed to two great men

Attributed to John Douglas--National Union Catalog pre-1956 imprints

The "Two great men" were Pitt and the Duke of Newcastle. The work has also been attributed to Douglas' patron, the Earl of Bath, who probably inspired it

The author argues that in any treaty of peace with France, Great Britain should retain possession of Canada and Nova Scotia (Acadia) in order to ensure the peace of her American colonies

"Mea quidem sententia paci, ..."

Filmed from a copy of the original publication held by the National Library of Canada

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