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SHORT TITLES In citing works in the notes, short titles have generally been used. Works frequently cited have been identified by the following short titles: Abercromby, "De Jure" James Abercromby, "De Jure et Gubernatione Coloniarum, or An Inquiry into the Nature and the Rights of the Colonies, Ancient, and Modern." ca. 1780. HM 518, Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif. Abingdon, Thoughts on Burke's Letter Willoughby Bertie, earl of Abingdon, Thoughts on the Letter of Edmund Burke, Esq; to the Sheriffs of Bristol, on the Affairs of America. 6th ed. Oxford, [1777]. Account of Stamp Act Congress Authentic Account of the Proceedings of the Congress held at New-York, in MDCCLXV, On the Subject of the American Stamp Act. n.i., 1767. Acherley, Britannic Constitution Roger Acherley, The Britannic Constitution: or, the Fundamental Form of Government in Britain. 2d ed. London, 1727. Acts of the Privy Council Acts of the Privy Council of England. Colonial Series. Vol. IV. A.D. 1745-1766. Vol. V. A.D. 1766-1783. Edited by James Munro. 1911, 1912. 243 244 SHORT TITLES Adams, "Braintree Instructions" "Instructions of the Town of Braintree to their Representative, 1765, Massachusetts Gazette and Boston News-Letter (10 October 1765): 2-3. Adams, Historical View Amos Adams, A Concise, Historical View of the Difficulties, Hardships, and Perils Which attended the Planting and progressive Improvements of New-England with A Particular Account ofits long and Destructive Wars, Expensive Expeditions, &c. London, 1770. Published earlier in Boston. Adams, Legal Papers Legal Papers of John Adams. Edited by L. Kinvin Wroth and Hiller B. Zobel. 3 vols. Cambridge, Mass., 1965. Adams, Religious Liberty Amos Adams, Religious Liberty an invaluable Blessing: Illustrated in Two Discourses Preached at Roxbury Dec. 3, 1767. Being the Day of general Thanksgiving. Boston, 1768. Adams, Works The Works ofJohn Adams, Second President of the United States. Edited by Charles Francis Adams. 10 vols. Boston, 1856. Adams, Writings The Writings of Samuel Adams. Edited by Harry Alonzo Cushing. 4 vols. New York, 1904-08. Addresses of the Common Council Addresses Presented from the Court of Common Council to the King, On his Maiesty's Accession to the Throne, and on various other Occasions, and his Answers. Resolutions of the Court ... Instructions at different Times to the Representatives of the City in Parliament. Petitions to Parliament for different Purposes. ... Agreed to between the 23d October, 1760, and the 12th October 1770. London, [1770]. Addresses and Petitions of Common Council Addresses, Remonstrances, and Petitions; Commencing the 24th of June, 1769, Presented to the King and Parliament, from the Court of Common Council, and the Livery in Common Hall assembled, with his Maiesty's Answers: Likewise the Speech to the King, made by the late Mr. Alderman Beckford, When Lord Mayor of the City of London. London, [1778]. Aldridge, "Paine and Dickinson" A. Owen Aldridge, "Paine and Dickinson," Early American Literature 11 (1976): 125-38. [Allen,] American Alarm [John Allen,] The American Alarm, or the Bostonian Plea, For the Rights and Liberties, of the People, Humbly Addressed to the King and Council, and to the Constitutional Sons of Liberty, in America. Boston, 1773. SHORT TITLES 245 Allen, American Crisis William Allen, The American Crisis: A Letter, Addressed by Permission to the Earl Gower, Lord President of the Council, &c. &c. &c. On the present alarming Disturbances in the Colonies. London, 1774. [Allen,] Beauties of Liberty [John Allen,] An Oration, Upon the Beauties of Liberty, or the Essential Rights of the Americans. Delivered At the Second Baptist Church in Boston , Upon the last Annual Thanksgiving. 3d ed. New London, Conn., 1773. Allen, Magistracy an Institution James Allen, Magistracy an Institution of Christ upon the Throne. A Sermon preached in the Audience of His Excellency William Shirley, Esq; the Honourable His Majesty's Council and House ofRepresentatives of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England, on the Day of Election of Councellors for said Province. Boston, 1744. [Allen,] "To Council and House" [John Allen,] "To the honourable the People's Council, and House of Representatives , of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay," printed in [Allen,] American Alarm. [Allen,] Watchman's Alarm [John Allen,] Watchmans Alarm to Lord N[ort]h's, or The British Parliamentary Boston Port-Bill Unwrapped. Being an Oration on the Meridian of Liberty; Not to inflame but to cheer the Mind: or as an Apple of Gold in the Pictures of Silver for the mourning Captives in America. With some Observations on the Liberties of the Africans. By the British Bostonian. Salem, Mass., 1774...

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