Watson, Brook, 1735-1807 to Joshua Mauger

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GLC#
GLC03902.017-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
15 October 1774
Author/Creator
Watson, Brook, 1735-1807
Title
to Joshua Mauger
Place Written
London, England
Pagination
3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

Mauger has been re-elected to parliament for Poole. Watson impatiently awaits a ship from Boston but fears it will bring bad news. ". . .this Country have [sic] enacted Laws they cannot enforce and the Americans have Advanced too far to retreat. The event will prove the Colonies a much [crossed out: freeer] more Independent people than we would willingly allow them to be."

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