American independence the interest and glory of Great Britain; : containing arguments which prove, that not only in taxation, but in trade, manufactures, and government, the colonies are entitled to an entire independency on the British legislature; and that it can only be by a formal declaration of these rights, and forming thereupon a friendly league with them, that the true and lasting welfare of both countries can be promoted. : In a series of letters to the legislature. : [Nine lines from Trenchard].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cartwright, John, 1740-1824, author.

Contributor:

Savile, George, Sir, 1726-1784, dedicatee.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14673.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Port Bill, 1774.

Boston Port Bill (1774).

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes.

United States.

History.

Great Britain--Colonies--America.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 26-125 pages, 3 unnumbered pages)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street., MDCCLXXVI. [1776]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Attributed to John Cartwright by the Dictionary of national biography.

Epistle dedicatory to Sir George Savile, pages [v]-xviii.

With a half-title.

Extract from the Monthly review, pages 121-125. Preceding the text is a request by the printer to the public for a copy of the second English edition of this pamphlet, to be used as a composing copy.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 14673).

Cited in:

Evans 14673

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3344

Adams, T.R. Amer. pamphlets, 105c

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