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Book/Printed Material An appeal to the world; or, A vindication of the town of Boston, from many false and malicious aspersions contained in certain letters and memorials, written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, the commissioners of the American Board of customs, and others, and by them respectively transmitted to the British ministry. Pub. by order of the town. Appeal to the world / Vindication of the town of Boston

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Title

  • An appeal to the world; or, A vindication of the town of Boston, from many false and malicious aspersions contained in certain letters and memorials, written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, the commissioners of the American Board of customs, and others, and by them respectively transmitted to the British ministry. Pub. by order of the town.

Other Title

  • Appeal to the world
  • Vindication of the town of Boston

Names

  • Boston (Mass.)
  • Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803.
  • Cooper, William, 1720-1809, supposed author.
  • Otis, James, 1725-1783, supposed author.

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed by Edes and Gill, 1770.

Headings

  • -  Boston (Mass.)--Politics and government--1775-1783

Notes

  • -  Also issued as vol. 4, no. 3 in: A collection of tracts, on the subjects of taxing the British colonies in America, and regulating their trade. London : Printed for J. Almon, 1773.
  • -  "The general belief is that the author of this defence was Samuel Adams... though it has been ascribed to William Cooper, to James Otis, and to Otis and Adams combined." --Winsor, Narr. and crit. his., v. 6, 1888, p. 84.
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-04-25 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 58 p. 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F73.4 .B712
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 108, no. 3 Another copy.
  • E211 .A452 vol. 4

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 01012249

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Boston, Samuel Adams, William Cooper, and James Otis. An appeal to the world; or, A vindication of the town of Boston, from many false and malicious aspersions contained in certain letters and memorials, written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, the commissioners of the American Board of customs, and others, and by them respectively transmitted to the British ministry. Pub. by order of the town. Boston: Printed by Edes and Gill, 1770. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/01012249/.

APA citation style:

Boston, Adams, S., Cooper, W. & Otis, J. (1770) An appeal to the world; or, A vindication of the town of Boston, from many false and malicious aspersions contained in certain letters and memorials, written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, the commissioners of the American Board of customs, and others, and by them respectively transmitted to the British ministry. Pub. by order of the town. Boston: Printed by Edes and Gill. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/01012249/.

MLA citation style:

Boston, et al. An appeal to the world; or, A vindication of the town of Boston, from many false and malicious aspersions contained in certain letters and memorials, written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, the commissioners of the American Board of customs, and others, and by them respectively transmitted to the British ministry. Pub. by order of the town. Boston: Printed by Edes and Gill, 1770. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/01012249/>.