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An alarm to the legislature of the province of New-York, occasioned by the present political disturbances, in North America: addressed to the honourable representatives in General assembly convened. [One line in Latin].

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Summary:
The authorship of this, and three tracts signed "A. W. farmer" (A Westchester farmer) is variously attributed to Samuel Seabury, or to Isaac Wilkins, or to both jointly, and to others.-cf. J. Winsor, Narr. and crit. hist., 1888, v. 6, p. 104; H.B. Dawson, Westchester county, 1886, p. 137; F.B. Dexter, Yale biog. 2d ser. 1896, p. 183-184. Dated on page 13: New-York, January 17, 1775. Signatures: A⁸ (A8 verso blank). Advertisement on page [1] and [2] at end for: "The following pamphlets, relating to the present controversy between Great-Britain, and the colonies, are to be had of James Rivington ..." FAU copy side stiched with brown cord.
Title: An alarm to the legislature of the province of New-York, occasioned by the present political disturbances, in North America: addressed to the honourable representatives in General assembly convened. [One line in Latin].
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Name(s): Seabury, Samuel 1729-1796
Rivington, James 1724-1802
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Speech
Date Created: 1775
Publisher: Printed for James Rivington,
Place of Publication: New York
Physical Form: online resource
Extent: 13, [2] pages ; 21 cm
Language(s): English
Summary: The authorship of this, and three tracts signed "A. W. farmer" (A Westchester farmer) is variously attributed to Samuel Seabury, or to Isaac Wilkins, or to both jointly, and to others.-cf. J. Winsor, Narr. and crit. hist., 1888, v. 6, p. 104; H.B. Dawson, Westchester county, 1886, p. 137; F.B. Dexter, Yale biog. 2d ser. 1896, p. 183-184. Dated on page 13: New-York, January 17, 1775. Signatures: A⁸ (A8 verso blank). Advertisement on page [1] and [2] at end for: "The following pamphlets, relating to the present controversy between Great-Britain, and the colonies, are to be had of James Rivington ..." FAU copy side stiched with brown cord.
Identifier: fauwsb3f15 (IID)
Physical Location: Florida Atlantic University Libraries' Marvin and Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Collection, Pamphlets: Speeches B3F15
Collection: Florida Atlantic Digital Library Collections
Subject(s): New York (Colony) -- General Assembly
New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775 -- Early works to 1800
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Causes -- Sources -- Early works to 1800
United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775 -- Early works to 1800
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb3f15
Use and Reproduction: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Host Institution: FAU

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