This document prompted the "protest of the Nineteen Lords," who demanded that a group be convened to discuss its implications.
This document prompted the "protest of the Nineteen Lords," who demanded that a group be convened to discuss its implications. Two men were employed to deliver it in person, Arthur Lee and Richard Penn, while a working copy was initially sent to Lord Dartmouth. It speaks of the "wonder and envy of other nations" at the wealth and power of the recipient nation and a "tender regard" on the part of the drafters for the dignity of the kingdom. Written mostly by John Dickinson, FTP, name this last ditch effort to avert war, a petition for peace on behalf of American colonists.
This document prompted the "protest of the Nineteen Lords," who demanded that a group be convened to discuss its implications.
{Olive Branch} petition