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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, May, 1765

* taking possession of Fort Illinois

Among the articles noted in the table of contents include: "Life of Moliere, from Voltaire, never before Translated" "Rules to be Observed by Cathedral Singers" "Directions to be Observed in Most Diseases" "Memoirs of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden" and more.
Near the back of this issue is a brief report from the governor of the Philippine Islands plus another item which reads: "Letter from Mobile of the 10th of March last advise that Major Loftus was returned from taking possession of Fort Illinois & two other considerable posts on the river Mississippi where the Indians remained very quiet & desired nothing more than being indulged the liberty of a trade with the English."
Contains 48 pages, measures 5 by 8 1/4 in., generally in very nice, clean condition.

A nice issue of this very famous & successful British magazine from this significant year of the Stamp Act, and some ten years before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.