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
Subtitle: Which original letters have been returned to America, and laid before the Honorble [sic] 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 [sic] total destruction to the liberties of all America.
Contributors: Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780.; Oliver, Andrew, 1706-1774.; Rome, George.; Moffat, Thomas.; Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.; Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress); Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by Edes and Gill ...
Published: 1773
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Notes: LC copy has inscription on t.p.: "W. Jonathan Smith from his hum. sert. John Lathrop".
Evans 12818
ESTC W8846
Rosenwald 1788
The first 40 pages were printed in Boston, and copies are sometimes found with only that number of pages. Pages 41 to 51 were printed by Thomas Bradford in Philadelphia. Cf. Evans.
"Copy of a letter returned with those signed Thomas Hutchinson, Andrew Oliver, &c. from England ..."--P. 41-46, signed: G. Rome.
"Copy of some letters signed Thomas Moffat, lately returned from England ..."--P. 47-51.
Errata: p. 40.