Antedating of "North American"

Fred Shapiro fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Fri Jul 18 17:24:12 UTC 2003


North American (OED noun 1766, adj. 1770)

1746 _Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the
Province of Pennsylvania_ (Evans Digital Edition) 40  And this shews what
Returns of Duty and Gratitude are due to a King who has meditated such
Blessings to his _North-American_ Subjects.


Fred Shapiro



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