The political writings of John Dickinson, esquire, late president of the state of Delaware, and of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--Revolution.

United States.

Pennsylvania--Politics and government--To 1775.

Pennsylvania.

Politics and government.

United States. Constitution.

United States--Politics and government--1797-1801.

Penn Provenance:

Norris, Isaac (bookplate) (autograph) (cop.2)

Norris, Joseph Parker (autograph) (cop.2)

Campbell, Anthony (inscription) (cop.2)

Logan, Dr. (autograph, 1802) (cop.2)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

Wilmington [Del.] : Printed and sold by Bonsal and Niles. Also, sold at their book-store, no. 173, Market-street, Baltimore., 1801.

Contents:

v. 1. The speech of John Dickinson ... May 24th, 1764 ... praying the king for a change of the government of the province. 1764.

The late regulations respecting the British colonies on the continent of North America ... 1765.

An address to the committee of correspondence in Barbadoes ... 1766.

The farmer's letters to the inhabitants of the British colonies. 1767.

An essay on the constitutional power of Great Britain over the colonies in America; with the resolves of the committee for the province of Pennsylvania ... 1774. v. 2. The address of Congress to the inhabitants of Quebec. Dated October 26th, 1774.

The [first] petition of Congress to the king ...

The declaration by the representatives ... setting forth the causes and necessity of their taking up arms. July 6th, 1775.

Second petition of Congress to the king ...

Address of Congress to the several states ...

The letters of Fabius in 1788, on the federal Constitution; and in 1797 on the present situation of public affairs: with additional notes.

Cited in:

Shaw & Shoemaker 413.

Sabin 20048.

OCLC:

3533266