Records, 1773-1776.

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Records, 1773-1776.

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The volume of American Political Society Records for the period of 27 December 1773 to 20 May 1776 includes a statement of purpose, rules and regulations, a list of members, and minutes of each meeting. The minutes detail such activities as boycott agreements following enactment of the Boston Port Bill in 1774; the provision of two pounds of gunpowder for each member; the assumption of fines levied by the British against any member for his "resistance" activities; and organized protest against Peter Oliver (1713-1791) as Chief Justice of the Superior Court. The second volume is a typed transcript of the records which was prepared by Professor Charles W. Estus in 1984.

2 v. ; octavo.

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American Political Society (Worcester, Mass.)

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The American Political Society was established in 1773 in Worcester, Mass., by Col. Timothy Bigelow (1739-1790) as an extension of the Committee of Correspondence. It was a secret society of 71 Worcester Whigs who organized for the purpose of debating "upon ... our rights and liberties" and determining "methods to be pursued" in securing them. The Society held monthly meetings at a public house, usually the inn of Asa Ward (1748-1818), and eventually assumed control of town meetings and instruct...

Ward, Asa, 1748-1818.

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Estus, Charles

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Worcester (Mass.). Committee of Correspondence

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Oliver, Peter, 1713-1791

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Peter Oliver was Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the Coloney of Massachusetts from 1772-1775. He was an American loyalist during the American Revolution. In 1776 he left Massachusetts and settled in England. From the description of Origin and progress of the American rebellion in the year 1776, in a letter to a friend, 1825. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 758521297 ...

Bigelow, Timothy, 1739-1790

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Whig Party (Mass.)

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