Boston Committee of correspondence

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Dates:
Active 1768
Active 1774

Biographical notes:

The Boston Committee of Correspondence, led by Samuel Adams, was formed by opponents of British policy who were trying to maintain unity of colonial feeling. The correspondence of the Committee helped to spread disaffection throughout the colonies and precipitated the American Revolution. Records of the Boston Committee are part of American historian George Bancroft's collection of research materials.

From the description of Boston Committee of Correspondence records, 1772-1784. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122466514

From the guide to the Boston Committee of Correspondence records, 1772-1784, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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Subjects:

  • American loyalists
  • Boston Port Bill, 1774

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • Massachusetts (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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