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Title
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GLC01788: John Adams to Catharine Macaulay, 28 December 1774.
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Subject
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American Revolution, 1763-1783
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Description
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Adams describes the effects of the Boston Port Bill upon the government and people of the colony. He warns that the arrest of Parliament's opponents "will produce Resistance, and Reprisals, and a Flame through America, Such as Eye hath not yet Seen, nor Ear heard nor hath it entered into the Heart of the Minister or his Minions to conceive." He prophesies resistance and reprisals.
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Creator
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Adams, John, 1735-1826
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Source
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (Collection)
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Date
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28 December 1774
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Relation
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GLC01788
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Extent
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4 p. ; 20 x 16 cm.
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Language
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English
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Type
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Autograph letter signed
