Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 to Catharine Macaulay

GLC01790.01

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GLC#
GLC01790.01
Type
Letters
Date
October 31, 1770
Author/Creator
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808
Title
to Catharine Macaulay
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 19 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
Road to Revolution

Argues that the Freeholders of America are firm in the cause of liberty. Associates the colonial cause with virtue and piety and implicitly identifies Britain with luxury and corruption. It is notable that so many colonists addressed their appeals to an Englishwoman.

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