Letters to William Bollan, 1760-1778.

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Letters to William Bollan, 1760-1778.

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A small collection of letters written by Massachusetts jurist Edmund Trowbridge to William Bollan while Bollan was in London, England acting as a colonial agent for Massachusetts and later for the Council, 1760-78. Subjects include news about Willam Bollan's daughter Fanny who was staying with the Trowbridges, colonial politics in Massachusetts, the monetary crisis in the colony, common law, English and colonial jurisdiction, procedural matters regarding Indian deeds and the Plymouth Company, and the Stamp Act. Also includes one letter from Bollan to Trowbridge and a letter from Trowbridge to Joseph Laughton concerning Bollan.

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