A speech, intended to have been spoken on the bill for altering the charters of the colony of Massachusett's Bay

A speech, intended to have been spoken on the bill for altering the charters of the colony of Massachusett's Bay

London : Printed for T. Cadell ..., 1774.

vii, [1], 36 p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)

L2002F257 1774

(OCoLC)06228360

Authorship attributed to Shipley by Halkett & Laing.
Signatures: [A] B-E F².
Author was bishop of St. Asaph and a strong opponent of England's strong-arm tactics in its American colonies. He published this endorsement of American liberty at a time when the English Parliament was debating whether it should punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
Ms. inscription at bottom of half title: "from the author."

Halkett & Laing v. 5, p. 342
Howes, W. U.S.iana (2nd ed.) S 427
Sabin 80511
Adams, T.R. Brit. pamphlets 141a

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