1770 December 24 . Charles Paxton ALS to George Townshend; Boston, [Massachusetts].
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Regarding the Boston Massacre and trial of British soldiers.
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ca. 1770 . [Thomas Hutchinson?] AD; New Orleans, [Louisiana].
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Plan of attack of New Orleans in order to free the people from Spanish rule and enjoy the liberties of English subjects. Estimates 6,000 "Negroes" live between Illinois and Balise, and estimates the amount of indigo and Indian corn those working on plantations produce.
1771 May 30 . Thomas Hutchinson DS to Massachusetts General Court; [Boston], Massachusetts.
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The king was pleased by a report he sent concerning the disposition of the people of Massachusetts. Experiencing trouble concerning westward settlements made without titles. Parliament desires to maintain possession of the colony for the King's timber. Notes reasons and possible solutions for the pitiful state of the militia
1772 April 1 . Thomas Hutchinson Document to Henry Knox.
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19th or early 20th century manuscript copy of Hutchinson's appointment of Henry Knox as second Lieutenant of a company of Grenadiers with Thomas Dawes (1731-1809) as Captain, as well as a militia regiment with John Erving as Colonel.
1773 January 6 . Thomas Hutchinson DS to Mass. General Court; [Boston], Massachusetts.
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Speech given to council and house contending that British Parliament is supreme.
1773 July 20 . John Trumbull ALS to Hannah Quincy; New Haven, [Connecticut].
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Explaining the background of an unspecified poem. Comments on poets' emotions and their effects on writing. Mentions Alexander Pope's "Eloisa to Abelard."
1774 January 19 . J.W. Banyar LS to John Bradstreet; New York, [New York].
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Seeking Bradstreet's approval of land grants in New York from the King. One of the men, William Bishop of Chester, was a personal tutor for the Royal Family; this connection could be beneficial for New York in "Regard to the Contest now depending in England."
1774 December 6 . Silvanus How ADS to (inhabitants of) Massachusetts; [Worcester], Massachusetts.
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Response from the Petersham, Massachusetts, Committee of Correspondence regarding a letter sent out by the governor to gain support and labeling anyone who will not sign this letter a rebel.
[1774-1779] . Joseph Reed AD to William Henry Drayton; s.l.
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"State of Affairs" written by Reed to assist Drayton in writing a history of the revolution. Begins with the year 1774, when the people of Boston received Parliament's intent to "coerce them into compensation for the destruction of the Tea."