Copy of letters sent to Great Britain, by his Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, the Hon. Andrew Oliver, and several other persons, born and educated among us : Which original letters have been returned to America, and laid before the Honorable House of representatives of this province, in which (notwithstanding His Excellency's declaration to the House, that the tendency and design of them was not to subvert the constitution, but rather to preserve it entire) the judicious reader will discover the fatal source of the confusion and bloodshed in which this province especially has been involved, and which threatned total destruction to the liberties of all America.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780.

Oliver, Andrew, 1706-1774.

Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.

Edes and Gill, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Massacre, 1770.

History.

Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Sources.

Massachusetts.

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

United States.

Genre:

Sources.

Penn Provenance:

Checkley, William (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

40 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Copy of letters sent to Great-Britain, by his Excellency Thomas Hutchinson ...

Fingerprint:

reIt t.he 8.n, THyo (3) 1773 (A)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Printed by Edes and Gill, in Queen-Street, 1773.

Notes:

In the third state, the errors on p. 5 and 8 have been corrected and the errata statement deleted; catch-word at bottom of p. 10 is "troops." Cf. ESTC.

Signatures: A1 B-E⁴ F⁴( F4 blank).

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. autograph "Wm. Checkley" on first leaf.

Cited in:

Evans, 12818

Sabin, 34071

Bristol, B3576

ESTC, W37615

OCLC:

2100667