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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01789.01 |
From Archive Folder | Catharine Graham Macaulay papers |
Title | Order from Boston 217 [Official transmittal to Catharine Macaulay concerning the Boston Massacre] |
Date | 22 March 1770 |
Author | Cooper, William (1720-1809) |
Recipient | Graham, Catharine Macaulay |
Document Type | Government document |
Content Description | Official memorandum, written and attested by Boston Town Clerk William Cooper, to transmit a printed copy of the Representation concerning the Boston Massacre to Catharine Macaulay on behalf of the citizens of Boston. Refer to the Macaulay papers, GLC 1784.02-1800.04. |
Subjects | Boston Massacre Massacre Military History Government and Civics Women's History Global History and Civics Literature and Language Arts Revolutionary War Woman Author |
People | Cooper, William (1720-1809) Graham, Catherine Macaulay (1731-1791) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | The American Revolution |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Additional Information | Popular British writer of historical studies and radical Pamphlet. Regarded as a friend of liberty and supporter of American independence. At the time, Macaulay was writing The History of England from the accession of James I to that of Brunswick line. She was a strong supporter of American independence and liberty. She visited the United States in 1784. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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