A College Drama – Lower Canada (Quebec), Fleury Mesplet, 1776

A rare copy of a College Drama issued from the press of Fleury Mesplet in 1776, and probably the first printing produced in Montréal. Source: Fauteux, Aegidius, The Introduction of Printing into Canada, 1930, p.92
Fleury Mesplet. Attributed to François Beaucourt. Source: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Letter to the residents of Quebec urging them to join the American Revolution. Printed in Philadelphia in 1774. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4991937
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1776

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A College Drama

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Fleury Mesplet

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Quebec

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French

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