| | Book | Save | | 1 | Title: | A letter from a Virginian: to the members of the Congress to be held at Philadelphia, on the first of September, 1774
| | | | Creator: | Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804 | | | | Publication: | Re-printed and sold by Mills and Hicks, Boston,1774. | | | | Notes: | Sabin 40317. Evans 13168. Torrence 324. Authorship ascribed to Jonathan Boucher. cf. The intimate life of Alexander Hamilton ... by Allan McLane Hamilton, 1910, p. 442. The writer gives his views in regard to the duties of Congress and argues against the adoption of the non-importation and non-exportation agreements. | | | | Call #: | Pam. Z1376 | | | | Extent: | 31 p. 19 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 2 | Title: | A friendly address to all reasonable Americans: on the subject of our political confusions: in which the necessary consequences of violently opposing the king's troops, and of a general non-importation are fairly stated
| | | | Creator: | Chandler, Thomas Bradbury, 1726-1790 | | | | Publication: | Printed [by James Rivington] for the purchasers, America: [New York],1774. | | | | Notes: | Also attributed to Myles Cooper. For evidence of authorship, cf. Vance, C. H. Myles Cooper. (Columbia University quarterly, Sept. 1930, vol. XXII, no. 3, p. 275-276.) | | | | Call #: | E211 C455 Vault | | | | Extent: | 55 p. 19 1/2 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 3 | Title: | An essay on the constitutional power of Great Britain over the colonies in America: with the resolves of the Committee for the Province of Pennsylvania, and their instructions to their representatives in Assembly
| | | | Creator: | Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 | | | | Publication: | Printed and sold, by William and Thomas Bradford, Philadelphia,1774. | | | | Notes: | Reprinted in London in the same year as "A new essay <by the Pennsylvania farmer> on the constitutional power of Great Britain". | | | | Call #: | E211 D553 Vault | | | | Extent: | vii, 127, [1] p. 21 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 5 | Title: | Letters from General Washington to several of his friends, in June and July, 1776: in which is set forth, an interesting view of American politics, in that all-important period
| | | | Creator: | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | | | | | Randolph, John, 1727-1784 | | | | Publication: | Republished at the Federal Press, Philadelphia,1795. | | | | Notes: | Cover title. Evans. 28969. Authorship of these letters is generally attributed to John Randolph. | | | | Call #: | E312.77 1795 Vault | | | | Extent: | 44 p. ; 23 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 6 | Title: | The other side of the question: or, A defence of the liberties of North-America. In answer to a late Friendly address to all reasonable Americans, on the subject of our political confusions
| | | | Creator: | Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 | | | | Publication: | Printed by James Rivington, fronting Hanover-Square, New York,1774. | | | | Notes: | Sabin 41634. Evans 13381. Signatures: A-Dp4s. At end ([Dp4s] recto) Announcement of early publication of the letters of the Earl of Chesterfield. A reply to Thomas Bradbury Chandler's A friendly address to all reasonable Americans. | | | | Call #: | E211 L787 Vault | | | | Extent: | 29, [1] p., [1] Á. 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Chandler, Thomas Bradbury, -- 1726-1790. -- A friendly address to all reasonable Americans, on the subject of our political confusions | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 7 | Title: | A circular letter from the Congress of the United States of America to their constituents
| | | | Creator: | United States Continental congress, 1779. | | | | Publication: | Ptd, Reptd., by T. Green, Philadelphia, New London,[1779?] | | | | Notes: | Appeal by Eldridge Gerry for financual support of the U.S. Signed: John Jay, President, September 13, 1779. | | | | Call #: | Pam. 124 Vault | | | | Extent: | 19 p. ; 19 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Finance -- United States | Debts, Public -- United States | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 8 | Title: | Political disquisitions: or, An inquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses. Illustrated by, and established upon facts and remarks, extracted from a variety of authors, ancient and modern
| | | | Creator: | Burgh, James, 1714-1775 | | | | Publication: | Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-street; and William Woodhouse, in Front-street, Philadelphia,M,DCC,LXXV. | | | | Notes: | Mainly treating of conditions in Great Britain. | | | | Call #: | JC176 B956 | | | | Extent: | 3 v. 21 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Political science | Political ethics | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1789 | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 9 | Title: | the speeches of His Excellency Governor Hutchinson, to the general assembly of the Massachusetts-bay: At a session begun and held on the sixth of January, 1773. With the answers of His Majesty's Council and the House of representatives respectively
| | | | Creator: | Massachusetts Governor (1770-1774 : Hutchinson) | | | | | Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780 | | | | | Massachusetts General court, 1773. House of representatives. | | | | | Massachusetts Council, 1773. | | | | Publication: | Printed by Edes and Gill, printers to the honorable House of representatives, Boston,1773. | | | | Call #: | F5DA M413M Vault | | | | Extent: | 126 p. 19 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 10 | Title: | An alarm to the legislature of the province of New-York: occasioned by the present political disturbances, in North America
| | | | Creator: | Seabury, Samuel, 1729-1796 | | | | | Wilkins, Isaac, 1742-1830 | | | | Publication: | Printed for James Rivington, New-York,1775. | | | | Notes: | Dated: New-York, January 17, 1775. The authorship of this, and three tracts signed "A. W. farmer" (A Westchester farmer) is variously attributed to Samuel Seabury, or to Isaac Wilkins, or to both jointly, and to others. -cf. J. Winsor, Narr. and crit. hist., 1888, v. 6, p. 104; H. B. Dawson, Westchester county, 1886, p. 137; F. B. Dexter, Yale biog. 2d ser. 1896, p. 183-184. "The following pamphlets, relating to the present controversy between Great-Britain, and the colonies, are to be had of James Rivington." | | | | Call #: | E211 S436 Vault | | | | Extent: | 13, [2] p. 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 11 | Title: | Free thoughts, on the proceedings of the Continental Congress: held at Philadelphia Sept. 5, 1774: wherein their errors are exhibited, their reasonings confuted, and the fatal tendency of their non-importation, non-exportation, and non-consumption measures, are laid open to the plainest understandings; and the only means pointed out for preserving and securing our present happy constitution: in a letter to the farmers, and other inhabitants of North America in general, and to those of the province of New-York in particular
| | | | Creator: | Seabury, Samuel, 1729-1796 | | | | Publication: | New York],Printed in the year 1774. | | | | Notes: | Signatures: A-Cp4s. Printed by James Rivington. Dated and signed, on p. 23: November 16, 1774. A. W. Farmer. "That ... Seabury was the author of the ... [three] pamphlets signed A. W. Farmer, there is no longer any doubt; but through an error of judgment ... their authorship has been attributed to some of his contemporaries, notably, to Isaac Wilkins."--Seabury, Samuel. Letters of a Westchester farmer ... ed. ... by C. H. Vance. 1930, p. 19. Sometimes attributed to Seabury and Wilkins jointly. | | | | Call #: | E211 S439 Vault | | | | Extent: | 24 p. 20 cm. | | | | Subjects: | United States. -- Continental Congress -- (1774) | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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| Book | Save | | 13 | Title: | A full vindication of the measures of the Congress, from the calumnies of their enemies, in answer to a letter, under the signature of A.W. Farmer: Whereby his sophistry is exposed, his cavils confuted, his artifices detected, and his wit ridiculed ; in a general address to the inhabitants of America, and a particular address to the farmers of the province of New York
| | | | Creator: | Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 | | | | | A friend to America. | | | | Publication: | Printed by James Rivington, New York,1774. | | | | Notes: | Sabin 29956. Signatures: A-Dp4s, Ep2s. Signed: A friend to America. | | | | Call #: | E211 H217 Vault | | | | Extent: | 35 p. ; 21 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Seabury, Samuel, -- 1729-1796. -- Free thoughts on the proceedings of the Continental Congress | United States. -- Continental Congress -- (1774) | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
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