Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies
John Dickinson
Essays
Book language: English
133 pages
A series of twelve essays in letter form from the late 1760s, written by John Dickinson under the persona of a Pennsylvania farmer. They argue against British taxation of the American colonies without representation and defend colonial constitutional rights. Worth listening for their reasoned place in early American political thought.
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LETTERS FROM A FARMER IN PENNSYLVANIA. Patriotic American Tƒŧ PĵǵǡƗLjǵƗŕ AƽŧǡƗŕĵƿ Fĵǡƽŧǡ J-ƿ D-ƫ-ƿǪ—ƿ Esqr. BĵǡǡƗǪǵŧǡ ĵǵ Lĵ΅: Who with Attic Eloquence and Roman Spirit hath Asserted, The Liberties of the BǡƗǵƗǪƒ Colonies in America. 'Tis nobly done, to Stem Taxations Rage; And raise, the thoughts of a degen'rate Age, For Happiness, and Joy, from Freedom Spring; But Life in Bondage, is a worthless Thing. Printed for & Sold by R. Bell. Bookseller LETTERS FROM A FARMER in Pennsylvania,
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE BRITISH COLONIES BY JOHN DICKINSON WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION BY R. T. H. HALSEY NEW YORK THE OUTLOOK COMPANY 1903 Copyright, 1903 By R. T. H. HĵƯǪŧΏ TO THE MEMORY OF ONE WHO LOVED HER COUNTRY AND ALL THAT PERTAINED TO ITS HISTORY CONTENTS. PAGE
INTRODUCTION xvii xlix NOTES 5 LETTER I 13 LETTER II 27 LETTER III 37 LETTER IV LETTER V 47 LETTER VI гад LETTER VII 67 LETTER VIII 79 LETTER IX 87 LETTER X 101 LETTER XI 117 LETTER XII 133 LETTER OF THANKS FROM THE TOWN OF BOSTON 147 ILLUSTRATIONS. Frontispiece THE PATRIOTIC AMERICAN FARMER J-N D-K-NS-N, Esq^r, Barrister-at-Law Photogravure on copper. Title INITIAL LETTER FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE OF 1768 Line etching on copper. xliii CHELSEA DERBY PORCELAIN STATUETTE OF CATHERINE MACAULAY
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