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Committee of Merchants. Boston Extract of letter from Committee of Merchants at Boston to Jasper Mauduit

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07654.02 Author/Creator: Committee of Merchants. Boston Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 1763 ca. Pagination: 2 p. + docket 32.1 x 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Bernard has itemized one hundred and five points, ranging from the establishment of "a Nobility for life" to the redrawing of colonial frontiers according to "natural boundaries." Includes a three-page preface.

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