Dennys De Berdt copybook, 1765-1770.

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Dennys De Berdt copybook, 1765-1770.

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Volume (circa 140 items) of letters written by De Berdt while serving as Massachusetts's colonial agent in London, England; together with memorials, petitions, and resolutions submitted to the Privy Council. Correspondents include Samuel Adams, Richard Cary, Thomas Cushing, and James Otis.

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Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788

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Thomas Cushing III (March 24, 1725 – February 28, 1788) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, merchant, and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. Active in Boston politics, he represented the city in the provincial assembly from 1761 to its dissolution in 1774, serving as the lower house's speaker for most of those years. Because of his role as speaker, his signature was affixed to many documents protesting British policies, leading officials in London to consider him a dangerous radical. He ...

Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

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Samuel Adams (September 27 [O.S. September 16] 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to his fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. Adams was b...

Cary, Richard, 1717-1790

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De Berdt, Dennys, 1694-1770

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Colonial agent and merchant. From the description of Dennys De Berdt copybook, 1765-1770. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 152581827 ...

Great Britain. Privy Council

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Otis, James, 1725-1783

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James Otis Jr. was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts on February 5, 1724/5. After receiving his B.A. in 1743 and his M.A. in 1746 from Harvard College, he went on to study law in Boston. Otis' work as a lawyer and writer helped the Revolutionary cause in the 1760s and 1770s. He served in the Massachusetts state government and continued as a lawyer while dealing with more and more pronounced mental illness. He died on May 23, 1783. His father, James Otis, Sr. (1702-1778) was a prominent Massachus...