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Title

The writings of John Dickinson, Vol. 1. Political writings, 1764-1774. Edited at the request of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, by Paul Leicester Ford.

Author

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.

Publication

Philadelphia, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1895.

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Details

Additional Authors

Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.

Description

xxii, 501 p. front. (port.), facsim.; 26 cm.

Series Statement

Memoirs of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, vol. XIV

Subjects

• United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783
• Pennsylvania > Politics and government > To 1775

Note

• Half-title: "Publications of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Life and writings of John Dickinson. vol. II." vol. I being "The life and times of John Dickinson, 1732-1808 ... Prepared by Charles J. Stillé ... 1891." (Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. vol. XIII)
• The "Writings" as planned were to appear in 3 volumes.

Contents

• Speech on a petition for a change of government of the colony of Pennsylvania, May 24, 1764 -- A protest against a resolution of the Assembly of Pennsylvania for petitioning the king to change the colony of Pennsylvania from a proprietary to a royal government, May 28, 1764 -- A petition to the king from the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, July, 1764 -- A reply to the speech of Joseph Galloway, September 4, 1764 -- An answer to Joseph Galloway, September 29, 1764 -- A receipt to make a speech, October, 1764 -- A protest against the appointment of Benjamin Franklin as agent for the colony of Pennsylvania, October 26, 1764 -- Observations on Mr. Franklin's remarks on a late protest, November, 1764 -- Resolutions adopted by the Assembly of Pennsylvania relative to the Stamp Act, September 21, 1765 -- The Declaration of Rights adopted by the Stamp Act Congress, October 19, 1765 -- A petition to the king from the Stamp Act Congress, October 19, 1765 -- An address to the "friends and countrymen" on the Stamp Act, November, 1765 --
• The late regulations respecting the British colonies considered, December 7, 1765 -- An address to the Committee of Correspondence in Barbados, 1766 -- Letters of a farmer in Pennsylvania, 1768 -- An address read at a meeting of merchants to consider non-importation, April 25, 1768 -- A song for American freedom, July, 1768 -- Letter to the Philadelphia merchants concerning non-importation, July, 1768 -- A petition from the Assembly of Pennsylvania to the king, March 9, 1771 -- Two letters on the Tea Tax, November, 1773 -- Letters to the inhabitants of the British Colonies, May, 1774.

Call Number

IGA (Dickinson, J. Writings of John Dickinson)

LCCN

01010365

OCLC

1727296

Author

Dickinson, John, 1732-1808.

Title

The writings of John Dickinson, Vol. 1. Political writings, 1764-1774. Edited at the request of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, by Paul Leicester Ford.

Imprint

Philadelphia, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1895.

Series

Memoirs of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, vol. XIV

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Added Author

Ford, Paul Leicester, 1865-1902.

Research Call Number

IGA (Dickinson, J. Writings of John Dickinson)