Committee of Merchants & Manufacturers of Boston to Merchants of Philadelphia, 1768 August 11
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| TITLE INFORMATION | |||
| Title | Committee of Merchants & Manufacturers of Boston to Merchants of Philadelphia, 1768 August 11 | ||
| Alternative Title | 7. Committee of Merchants & Manufacturers of Boston. to Merchants of Philadelphia | ||
| ASSOCIATED NAMES | |||
| contributor | Hancock, John, 1737-1793 | ||
| contributor | Erving, John | ||
| contributor | Phillips, William, 1731?-1781 | ||
| contributor | Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821 | ||
| contributor | Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809 | ||
| contributor | Cox, John | ||
| contributor | Bryan, George, 1731-1791 | ||
| contributor | Fisher, William | ||
| contributor | Great Britain. Parliament | ||
| CONTENT DESCRIPTION | |||
| Abstract | Letter from John Hughes to John Swift, Alexander Barclay and Thomas Graeme. Further account of protests: "The State House and Christ Church Bells were run, muffled and two Negroe Drummers (one of whom belonged to Alderman Saml. Mifflin) beat thro' all parts of the City, with muffled Drums -- thereby alarming the Inhabitants. In consequence whereof, a large Number of People was raised and assembled at the State House, where it was publickly declared, as I am informed, That if I did not immediately resign my Office, my House should be pulled down and my Substance destroyed..." | ||
| Note | Copy | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Language | (eng) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Pennsylvania | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Philadelphia (Pa.) | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Hancock, John, 1737-1793 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Erving, John | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Phillips, William, 1731?-1781 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Cox, John | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Bryan, George, 1731-1791 | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Fisher, William | ||
| Subject (lcsh) | Great Britain. Parliament | ||
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |||
| Type | Text | ||
| Genre | Correspondence | ||
| Extent | 4p. | ||
| Digital Origin | Reformatted digital | ||
| Reformatting Quality | Preservation | ||
| ORIGIN INFORMATION | |||
| Date Issued | 1768-08-11 | ||
| Date Captured | 2022 | ||
| PARENT COLLECTION | |||
| Title | Pennsylvania Stamp Act and Non-Importation Resolutions Collection | ||
| Call Number | Mss.973.2.M31 | ||
| URL | https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.973.2.M31-ead.xml | ||
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