Andre, Maj. John, Andre’s Journal (Boston:
Bibliophile Society, 1903), 2 vols. This work, by the charismatic and popular
British officer who was hanged as a spy, lay undiscovered in England until
1902. It provides a daily record of the movements and engagements of the
British Army in America from June, 1777 to November, 1778. Maps and plans
drawn by Andre are included. E280. A5 A22 1903
Anno Regni Georgii III . . . An Act for Granting and Applying
certain Stamp Duties (London: Mark Baskett, 1765). This infamous
law levied tax on all legal and commercial papers, pamphlets, newspapers,
almanacs, cards, and dice. Immediate colonial outrage caused its repeal
in the following year, but the bitterness lingered and, coupled with the
subsequent Intolerable Acts and Townshend Acts, engendered the grievances
described in the Declaration of Independence. E215.2. G747 1765
Gazette Francoise (New York: Grolier Club, 1926).
This scarce and little known volume includes the few issues produced between
November 17, 1780 and January 2, 1781 on printing presses carried by the
French fleet supporting the colonial cause during the American Revolution.
The newspapers include what information French commanders wanted known among
their troops. Absence of some events suggests that it may have been censored.
The press was carried aboard the Neptune and was later set up by Rochambeau’s
forces on shore in Newport, Rhode Island and known as L’Imprimerie
Royale de l’Escadre.” Uncat
Greatrakes, William, An Application of some General Political
Rules to the Present State of Great-Britain, Ireland and America in a Letter
to the Right Honourable Earl Temple (London: J. Almon, 1766).
The author addresses Temple, brother-in-law and political ally of William
Pitt, concerning rights of colonial citizens and traces the rights of colonies
in the ancient world. He argues that American colonists are by right and
inheritance British and have every claim to the care and regard of the mother
country. DA507. A7 1766
Hopkins, Stephen, The Grievances of the American Colonies candidly
Examined (Providence, RI, 1766). This work traces the rights
of colonies from ancient times, observing that when citizens of the Greek
city state of Corinth established a new colony at Epidamus, all citizens
were to have “equal and like privileges with those who staid at home.”
Hopkins cites an act of George II stating that inhabitants of his colonies
were deemed to be: “subjects of the kingdom of Great-Britain, to all
intents, constructions, and purposes, as if they, and every one of them,
had been, or were born within the same.” The author hopes that Providence
will continue to perpetuate the sovereignty of the British constitution
and the filial dependency of the colonies. E215.2. H66 1766
Levasseur, Auguste, LaFayette in America, in 1824 and 1825;
or, Journal of Travels, in the United States (New York: White,
Gallaher & White, 1829), 2 vols. Written by a secretary travelling with
the Marquis, the reminiscences recount their time spent revisiting the newly
developing country. His reception in the quiet town of Williamsburg is recounted.
E207. L2 L4813
Mellen, George Washington F., An Argument on the Unconstitutionality
of Slavery (Boston: Saxton & Pierce, 1841). This flamboyant
and eccentric abolitionist abstracts proceedings of the national and state
legislatures on the subject. Although arguing that the Constitution did
not recognize the right to slaveholding, Mellon was seldom cited by fellow
abolitionists due to his embarrassing tendency to imagine himself the reincarnation
of Washington, together with a habit of appearing at anti-slavery meetings
dressed in Revolutionary uniform. KF4545. S5 M45 1841
Necessity of Repealing the American Stamp-Act Demonstrated
(London: J. Almon, 1766). This work, subtitled: “a proof that Great
Britain must be injured by that Act,” was sent in a letter to a member
of the House of Commons. The unknown author, a British traveler recently
returned from the American colonies, argues that the loss of commercial
enterprise will redound to the mutual detriment of both sides. E215.2. N43
1766
Rowland, David S., Divine Providence Illustrated and Improved
(Providence, RI: Sarah Goddard, 1766). This thanksgiving discourse was delivered
in the Presbyterian, or Congregational Church of Providence on June 4, 1766
on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday and also in celebration
of the day of rejoicing at the repeal of the Stamp Act. The text is taken
from Psalm CXXVLl: 3, “The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof
we are glad;” and, is dedicated to Henry Conway, principal secretary
of state and privy counselor, whose support of repeal made him a “Patron
of Liberty.” E215.2 R69 1766
Rudiments of Architecture: or, the Young Workman’s Instructor
(Edinburgh: James Dickson, 1778). This early Scottish architectural
book, largely a compilation from Salmon’s Palladio Londinensis and
LeClerc’s Treatise, includes sections on the orders, architectural
details, surveying, and a builder’s dictionary. There are also designs
of buildings built in Scotland. NA2515. R82 1778
Sketch of the Life and Military Services of Gen. LaFayette during
the American Revolution (New York, 1824). Printed during the
year of LaFayette’s triumphal American tour, after an absence of some
forty years since the allied victory at Yorktown, this work traces his life
and describes his arrival in New York and the festivities offered him there.
E207. L2 S6 1824
Smith, William, A Sermon on the Present Situation of American
Affairs (Philadelphia: James Humphreys, 1775). The text is
taken from Joshua XXII: 22 and argues for recognition of the mutual common
interests of Great Britain and the colonies “ardently panting for
the return of those Halcyon-days of harmony, during which both countries
so long flourished together, as the glory and wonder of the world.”
E297. S65 1775
