First edition. Boston stamp tax collector Andrew Oliver’s copy; signed on title-page. Ghostwritten by Thomas Whately, this pro-government pamphlet promoted Lord Grenville’s positions on colonial..... Read More about The Regulations Lately Made concerning the Colonies, and the Taxes Imposed upon Them, considered
One of four known copies. A rare 1759 circular encompassing the “unseemly” behaviors of mixing wine, food, and song with religious ceremony in Colonial America..... Read More about A Resolve of the Honorable His Majesty’s Council of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay,...
Significant sites explored within, pertaining to the history of the 18th Century English colonies, include: Colonial Williamsburg; Elfreth’s Alley; New Ebenezer, Georgia; John Bartram House;..... Read More about Development of the English Colonies, 1700 - 1775. Theme IX. The National Survey of Historic Sites...
Interesting letter signed by Evangeline W. Andrews, historian and spouse/collaborator of Yale professor of Colonial American history, Charles M. Andrews, discussing North Carolina and the..... Read More about Typed Letter Signed by Historian Evangeline W. Andrews, discussing North Carolina and the...
Includes much information on the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and missionary work, plus a chapter on “The Charleston Negro..... Read More about An Appraisal of the Negro In Colonial South Carolina
An exceedingly rare Boston-printed 1756 act of Parliament to significantly enlarge the number of British troops in North America. This act allowed British army recruitment..... Read More about An Act for the better recruiting His Majesty’s Forces on the Continent of America; and for the...
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The slow march to the Stamp Act of 1765. Two-part letter from Rhode Island colonial agent Joseph Sherwood (c1708–1773) in London to Rhode Island Governor..... Read More about 1764 LS from Joseph Sherwood to Governor of Rhode Island Plantation Colony Stephen Hopkins
