The causes of the present distractions in America explained
Subtitle: in two letters to a merchant in London
By: By F--. B--
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 13147
Publisher: Printed [by James Rivington?
Published: 1774
Place of publication: New York?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Politics and government; History; Causes; Colonies
Notes: Advertised as "just published" in Rivington's New York gazette, Nov. 17, 1774, where it is suggested that the author might be either Sir Francis Bernard or Benjamin Franklin. Although it has commonly been attributed to Bernard, it is attributed to Franklin in Crane, Verner W. "Certain writings of Benjamin Franklin ..." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America 28 (1934): 13-15.

Signatures: [A]² B-C⁴.

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