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| Title | Political, miscellaneous, and philosophical pieces, arranged under the following heads, and distinguished by initial letters in each leaf: General politics; American politics before the troubles; American politics during the troubles; Provincial or colony politics; and Miscellaneous and philosophical pieces |
| Call Number | E302 .F83 1779; Record ID 99135600102001 |
| Date | 1779 |
| Description | A collection of writings by Benjamin Franklin about conditions in the British colonies as they were fighting for their independence, and the conditions leading up to that struggle. |
| Creator | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. |
| Subject | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; United States--Politics and government--To 1775; United States--Politics and government--1775-1783 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | E302-_F83-1779.pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Rights Management | http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Holding Institution | J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Scanning Technician | Ellen Moffatt |
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| Contributing Institution | J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s6tr01qc |
| Setname | uum_rbc |
| ID | 1309858 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tr01qc |
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| Title | Page 128 |
| OCR Text | [A:D.T.] [ 231 ] 042%: qf [/25 A M E R I c A N Dflwzmzt: before I 7 6 80The VVaves never rife but when the winds blow. Prov. smut, S the cuufe of the prefent ill humour in AmeI'lC t, and of the refolutions taken there to purchule .lefs of our manufafiures, does not feem to be generally undcrltood; it may afford fome fatislattion to your readers, if you give them the following fliort hittoricnl flute otihets. From the time that the colonies were firft C011fidercd as capable of granting (222/: 2‘0 [[28 croqwz , down to the end of the left war, it is fillt‘l, that the eonf'tiint mode of Obtaining thole aid was, by requilition made from the crown, throu gh its governors to the feveral ali‘mnhlies, in Circul ar letters from the fecretary of Rate, in his h/"Isrjefly's name; {ctting forth the occnlion, requiring them to take the matter into conlialemtion, and ex- prefling :1 reliance on their prudence, duty, and aflhétion to his Mgrieiflty's government, that they would grant fueh Innis, or raife fueh numbers of men, as were iiuitable to their refpeetive circu m- fiances. The colonies being :teeuflomed to this method, have from time to time granted money to the * [This lettn' f' it appeared in alum?» paper, :7amzmy 7, 1768, and was illtl"' reprinted as a pollitript to 777: true fizz/ima m: qumcrica, ill-illikdibl' 447/4421, 1768. E._] crown, |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Setname | uum_rbc |
| ID | 1309986 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6tr01qc/1309986 |