| Author | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
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| Title | The causes of the present distractions in America explained: in two letters to a merchant in London. By F------. B------.
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| Published | [Boston?] Printed in the year 1774.
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| Description | 1 p. ℓ., 16 p. 20 cm.
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| Series | Hazard pamphlets, v. 44, no. 19
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| General Note | Mrs. S. E. Higgins, in her The Bernards of Abington and nether Winchendon (v. 2, p. 249) calls the attribution of this pamphlet to Sir Francis Bernard "an error". The evidence for ascribing the authorship of this pamphlet to Benjamin Franklin is presented by V. W. Crane in Certain writings of Benjamin Franklin on the British Empire and the American colonies, in Papers of the Bibliographical society of America, v. 28, pt.1 (1934) p. 14-15. Publication attributed by Sabin and Halkett and Laing to a Boston press; by Evans, to James Rivington in New York.
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| Subjects | Imprints, Early -- American -- To 1820.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
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| Other Authors | Bernard, Francis, Sir, 1712-1779. supposed author.
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| LC Card Number | 19-13266 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: Vault Pam. 205
MQ171079 c.1: Rare book room, local class, restricted access [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
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