Resources in Early American History

1	Author:	New York (State). Supreme Court	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Account pertaining to his appeal of a jury verdict, to the Privy council, ca. 1766
	Dates:	Circa 1766
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains two printed documents. One reproduces court records for a trial in 1764; the other contains resolutions of the New York Assembly. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.347.9.F77
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Colony and State Specific History \| Law
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Printed Material
	Subjects:	Trials (Assault and battery) -- New York (State)

2	Author:	Various	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Pennsylvania Stamp Act and Non-Importation Resolutions Collection
	Dates:	1765-1775
	Abstract:	This collection contains a range of documents on the imperial crisis in Philadelphia. Specifically, the documents focus on the Stamp Act and the Non-importation agreements of 1773. For the Stamp Act, there are many letters from John Hughes, the Stamp Tax collector. The letters detail his tribulations. There is also a large, oversize letter from John Hughes to the Commissioners of the Stamp Office in London defending his actions and outlining his experiences during the Stamp Act controversy (first page missing). The documents surrounding the 1773 boycott of tea in Philadelphia include detailed reports from commissioners appointed by residents to negotiate with the East India company officials and the testimony of the firm of James and Drinker who were designated distributors of the tea. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.973.2.M31
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colonial Politics \| Government Affairs \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Legal Records \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence \| Printed Material
	Subjects:	Non-importation agreements, 1768-1769 \| Sons of Liberty \| Stamp Act, 1765 \| Tea tax (American colonies)

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