To the Printer of the Public Advertiser. Permit me, Sir, to communicate to the Ministry, thro’ the Channel of your Paper, an infallible Method (and but one) to silence the Clamours of the Americans; to restore Peace and Harmony between the Colonies and the Mother Country; to regain the Affections of the most loyal, and…
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On the Hutchinson Letters
A Correspondent observes, that the Discovery of Governor Hutchinson’s and Oliver’s Letters points out an easy Way of re-establishing Peace and Harmony between Great Britain and her Colonies, and consolating the Confidence of the latter, by producing all the confidential Letters received from America in public Affairs, and from public Men. It is in vain…
Causes of Colds
To Benjamin Rush Dear Sir, London, July 14. 1773. I received your Favour of May 1. with the Pamphlet for which I am obliged to you. It is well written. I hope in time that the Friends to Liberty and Humanity will get the better of a Practice that has so long disgrac’d our Nation…
Stoop! Stoop!
To Samuel Mather Reverend Sir, London, July 7. 1773. By a Line of the 4th. past, I acknowledged the Receipt of your Favour of March 18. and sent you with it two Pamphlets. I now add another, a spirited Address to the Bishops who opposed the Dissenter’s Petition. It is written by a Dissenting Minister…
A Little Time Must Infallibly Bring Us All We Demand or Desire
TO THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: Sir, London, July 7. 1773 The Parliament is at length prorogu’d without meddling with the State of America. Their Time was much employ’d in East India Business: and perhaps it was not thought prudent to lay before them the Advices from New England, tho’ some threatning Intimations had been…