This book is comprised of letters, memorials, and other documents written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, and the Commissioners of the American Board of Customs in 1768-69. These writings target the town of Boston and its inhabitants, making baseless accusations and malicious charges that the town is disaffected with the government in general. The documents reveal the insidious attempts of the author and his associates to slander not only Boston but the entire American continent. The author's strategy is to associate any opposition to the Board of Commissioners with defiance of the authority by which they were appointed, thereby falsely equating any local political sentiments to broader disloyalty to the Crown. While the promised arrival of regiments from Halifax temporarily succeeds in preventing riots, the author acknowledges that further troubles will likely arise from the heavy-handed military presence. The book provides a fascinating historical account of tensions between British authorities and colonial subjects in the run-up to the American Revolution.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book is comprised of letters, memorials, and other documents written by Governor Bernard, General Gage, Commodore Hood, and the Commissioners of the American Board of Customs in 1768-69. These writings target the town of Boston and its inhabitants, making baseless accusations and malicious charges that the town is disaffected with the government in general. The documents reveal the insidious attempts of the author and his associates to slander not only Boston but the entire American continent. The author's strategy is to associate any opposition to the Board of Commissioners with defiance of the authority by which they were appointed, thereby falsely equating any local political sentiments to broader disloyalty to the Crown. While the promised arrival of regiments from Halifax temporarily succeeds in preventing riots, the author acknowledges that further troubles will likely arise from the heavy-handed military presence. The book provides a fascinating historical account of tensions between British authorities and colonial subjects in the run-up to the American Revolution. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331662952_0
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