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1 online resource (311 pages). |
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John Adams anthology |
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John Adams anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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Over the signature, Novanglus, a series of articles was published in the Boston Gazette by Mr. Adams between January and April, 1775, in answer to certain articles in the Tory interest which appeared in the Massachusetts Gazette and Boston Post-boy over the signature Massachusettensis. Both series were afterwards republished at different times in separate form, the Novanglus letters under the title: History of the dispute with America, from its origin in 1754. Until after the publication of the present collection it was supposed by Mr. Adams that the Massachusettensis papers were the work of Jonathan Sewall, but it is now well established that they were written by Daniel Leonard. |
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Massachusettensis (p. [141]-227) consists of a series of 17 letters dated December 12, 1774-April 3, 1775, which first appeared in the "Massachusetts gazette and post boy." |
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Reproduction of original from Harvard Law School Library. |
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Original document: Book. |
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Published on the eve of the American Revolution, this volume of essays contains John Adams' earliest thoughts on the American republic. Adams attacks essays by Daniel Leonard that assert that the British Parliament had absolute control over the colonies. Adams thoroughly refutes Leonard's essays and then launches into a learned and nuanced counterargument. Using his deep knowledge of English and colonial legal history, Adams proves decisively that the British Parliament's jurisdiction is limited to domestic affairs. The colonies were connected to Britain only through the king. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes.
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Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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Tudor, William, 1779-1830.
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De Coverly, Roger, Sir, 1728-1796.
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Leonard, Daniel, 1740-1829.
Massachusettensis.
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Political essays. |
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