Motives for a subscription towards the relief of the sufferers at Montreal in Canada
Subtitle: by a dreadful fire on the 18th of May 1765, in which 108 houses, (containing 215 families, chiefly Canadians,) were destroyed; and the greatest part of the inhabitants exposed to all the miseries attending such misfortunes. The whole loss in buildings, merchandize, furniture, and apparel, amounted to Þ87.580, 8s. 10d. sterling; no part of which was, or could be insured
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1766
Place of publication: London?]; At Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Fires; Casualties; Disaster relief
Other titles: Case of the Canadians at Montreal distressed by fire.
Notes: Attributed to Jonas Hanway. Cf. Remarkable occurences in the life of Jonas Hanway / by J. Pugh, 1787, p. 198-199.

Edition statment appears on half-title page.

The names of the Committee of Trustees appears on p. 34; a list of people accepting subscriptions appears on p. 35.

An accounting of donations, dated 29th Jan. 1766, appears on p. 36-43.

A postscript on p. 43-44 is dated: 11th Feb. 1766.

An earlier imprint of the first edition with pagination of 31, [1] p. (English short title catalogue, N64191) was also printed in London in the same year.

A later imprint of the first edition with pagination of 35, [1] p. (English short title cataloge, N492222) was also printed in London in the same year.

A third longer edition, also printed in London in the same year.

Concerning the fire in Montreal of May 18, 1765.

Signatures: [A}⁴ ([A]1, [A]2 versos blank) B-F⁴ (F4 verso blank)

An engraved allegorical vignette showing the fire, with the legend "At Montreal, May MDCCLXV" at the bottom, appears on the title page.

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 50245.

Tremaine, M. Bibliography of Canadian imprints, 1751-1800, Supplement, I:4741.

English short title catalogue T112633.