Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Administration -- Early works to 1800

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Argues that the American revolution would fail. Bookseller's advertisement, at end. "Advertissement" (errata), at end. Title vignettes; head-piece, initial. Page edges are sprinkled red and blue. Includes bibliographical references.

by James Otis, Esq ; [Four lines in Latin from Virgil]. "Appendix. The city of Boston, at their annual meetin May, 1764, made choice of Richard Dana, Joseph Green, Nathaniel Bethune, John Ruddock, Esq'rs; and Mr. Samuel Adams, to prepare instructions for their representatives. The following instructions were reported by said committee, and unanimously voted."--Page 66-69. "Substance of a memorial presented the House, in pursuance of the above instructions..."--Page 70-80.