A FURTHER EXAMINATION OF OUR PRESENT AMERICAN MEASURES AND OF THE REASONS AND THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THEY ARE FOUNDED. BY THE AUTHOR OF CONSIDERATIONS ON THE MEASURES CARRYING ON WITH RESPECT TO THE BRITISH COLONIES IN NORTH-AMERICA.
[Robinson, Matthew, Baron Rokeby]:
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Bath. 1776., [2],256pp. Modern blue wrappers, paper label. Scattered foxing, else internally clean. Very good. Lacks the half title. A continuation of the author's previous publication and an important work of Revolutionary Americana. The author concedes American independence, calls for peace, and emphasizes old ties between the Americans and the British: "All the old and the mutual ties, the union, the conjunction between Great Britain and our ancient North-America are now cut, severed and dissolved...but what ought most nearly to concern us, we have parted with a people who have for ages past been to us most cordial, as countrymen, most affectionate, as friends...." AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 76-134. SABIN 72154. GEPHART 3222. HOWES R373 "a"..
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