Bøger af James Bowdoin

This is a collection of historical documents and correspondence from the late 18th century, edited and annotated by Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff. The documents in the volume relate primarily to the diplomatic and political relations between the colonies of Massachusetts and New York during the period leading up to the American Revolution. The correspondents include James Bowdoin, Sir John Temple, and Thomas Lindall Winthrop, among others.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

By Soldiers Of The 29th Regiment, Which With The 14th Regiment Were Then Quartered There: With Some Observations On The State Of Things Prior To That Catastrophe.

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Title: A short narrative of the horrid massacre in Boston: perpetrated in the evening of the fifth day of March 1770 by soldiers of the XXIXth Regiment, which with the XIVth Regiment were then quartered there: : with some observations on the state of things prior to that catastrophe: to which is added, an appendix, containing the several depositions referred to in the preceding narrative, and also other depositions relative to the subject of it.Author: James BowdoinPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03053800CollectionID: CTRG99-B1610PublicationDate: 17700101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: At a town meeting March 12, 1770, James Bowdoin, Joseph Warren and Samuel Pemberton were appointed a committee to prepare a particular account of the massacre. The "Short narrative" was prepared, accepted at a town meeting held March 19, and ordered immediately printed. "By the Honourable Thomas Hutchinson, Esq: lieutenant-governor ... I do hereby certify, that Richard Dana and John Ruddock, Esquires, are two of His Majesty's justices of the peace ... Three original certificates of the foregoing tenor ... are signed by the lieutenant-governor, and annexed to three printed copies of this pamphlet. Two of them will be sent to London for the satisfaction of such gentlemen in England as incline to see the originals, viz. One of them to William Bollan, Esq; and the other to Dennis De Bertdt, Esq;--the third remains with the committee."--P. 80, second group. "Appendix containing the several depositions referred to in the preceding narrative ... ."--P. 1-80, second group. "An index to the appendix."--P. 81-83, second group. Includes index.Collation: 38, 83 p