Universal History Americanised; or, an historical view of the World, from the earliest records to the year 1808; with a particular reference to the state of Society, literature, religion, and form of government, in the United States of America. To which is annexed, a supplement, containing a...

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UNIVERSAL HISTORY AMERICANISED; OR, AN HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE WORLD, PROM THE EARLIEST RECORDS TO THE YEAR 1808. WITH A PAKTICUIAR "REFERENCE TO THE STATE OF SOCIETY, LITERATURE, RELIGION, AND FORM OF . GOVERNMENT, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BY DAVID RAMSAY, M. D. TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, A SUPPLEMENT, CONTAINING A BRIEF VIEW OF HISTORY, FROM THE YEAR 1808 TO THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. " Life is so short, and time so valuable, that it were happy for us if all " great works were reduced to their quintessence." Sir William Jones. " Primaque ab origine mundi " Ad mea perpetuum deducite tempora carmen." Ovid. IN TWELVE VOLUMES. VOL. IX. FOrT-HIOBT 9ECUBED, FOB THE BENEFIT OF THE FAItTLV OF DOCTOB EAJISAY, A*XE FB1NTED BT ASSIGNMENT FROM THEM, BY M. CAREY & SON, PHILADELPHIA. 1819. DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

BE IT REMEMBERED, that, on the twenty -fifth day of October, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, and in the forty-fourth year ofthe Independence of the United States of America, Eleanor H. L. Ramsay, Martha H. L. Ramsay, Catharine H. L Ramsay, Sabina E. Ramsay, David Ramsay, James Ramsay, Nathaniel Rafnsay, and William Ramsay, deposited in this office the title of a Book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit: "Universal History Americanised; or, an Historical View of the World, **' from the earliest records to the year 1808. With a particular reference to " the State of Society, Literature, Religion, and Form of Government, in the " United States of America. By David Ramsay, M. D. To which is annex " ed, a Supplement, containing a brief View of History, from the year 1808 " to the Battle of Waterloo."

" ' Life is so short, and time so valuable, that it were happy for us if all " ' great works were reduced to their quintessence.' Sir William Jones. " ' Primaque ab origine mundi " ' Ad mea perpetuum deducite tempora carmen.' Ovid. " In twelve volumes." In conformity to the Act of Congress ofthe United States, entitled, "An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during tire times therein mentioned," and also an act entitled " An act supplementary to an act entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning, by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books, to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned," and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints."