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John Filson (c. 1747 – October 1788) was an American author, historian of Kentucky, pioneer, surveyor and one of the founders of Cincinnati, Ohio. (From Wikipedia) More about John Filson:
Associated authors:
- Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820
- Parraud, J. P.
- Royster, Paul
- Jillson, Willard Rouse, 1890-1975
- Brown, John Mason, 1837-1890
- Imlay, G. (Gilbert), 1754?-1828?
| | Books by John Filson: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon, contrib. by Daniel Boone (Gutenberg text)- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boon (from George Imlay's 1793 edition), contrib. by Daniel Boone (illustrated HTML at earlyamerica.com)
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: The Discovery, Settlement and Present State of Kentucke (originally published 1784; annotated edition 2006), ed. by Paul Royster, contrib. by Daniel Boone (PDF at unl.edu)
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: The Discovery, Settlement, and Present State of Kentucky, and an Introduction to the Topography and Natural History of That Rich and Important Country (with various additions from the original; London: Printed for J. Stockdale, 1793), contrib. by Daniel Boone (without map noted on title page: multiple formats at archive.org)
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: Filson's Kentucke: A Facsimile Reproduction of the Original Wilmington Edition of 1784, With Pages Critique, Sketch of Filson's Life and Bibliography (Filson Club Publication #35; Louisville, KY: J.P. Morton and Co., 1930), ed. by Willard Rouse Jillson, contrib. by Daniel Boone (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: Histoire de Kentucke, Nouvelle Colonie à l'Ouest de la Virginie (in French, with some additions from the original; Paris: Buisson, 1785), trans. by J. P. Parraud, contrib. by Daniel Boone
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788, illust.: An Oration, Delivered on the Occasion of the Centennial Commemoration of the Battle of the Blue Licks, 19th August, 1882 (with Filson's map of Kentucky; Frankfort: Major, Johnston and Barrett, 1882), by John Mason Brown
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788, contrib.: A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America (second edition, with considerable additions; includes most of Filson's book on Kentucky; London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1793), by G. Imlay, also contrib. by Daniel Boone
- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788, contrib.: A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America (third edition, with considerable additions; includes most of Filson's book on Kentucky, and other works; London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1797), by G. Imlay, also contrib. by Jonathan Heart, Thomas Hutchins, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Kennedy
Additional books by John Filson in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: Filson's Kentucke; a facsimile reproduction of the original Wilmington edition of 1784 (J.P. Morgan & company, 1930), also by Willard Rouse Jillson (page images at HathiTrust)- Filson, John, approximately 1747-1788: An oration delivered on the occasion of the centennial commemoration of the battle of the Blue Licks, 19 Aug. 1882. (Major, Johnston & Barrett, 1882), also by John Mason Brown (page images at HathiTrust)
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