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1Author:  UnidentifiedRequires cookie*
 Title:  Extract of a letter from London, May 19, 1770     
 Dates:  1770 
 Abstract:  This rich letter dated May 19, 1770 contains a detailed report on the state of affairs in London. The author, writing to friends in the colonies, relays the political machinations inside of Parliament and out of doors. The author focuses on the debates surrounding the crisis developing between Parliament and their North American colonies. The author discusses the content of some speeches, the alignment of factions in Parliament, and the opinion of merchants and manufacturers relating to laws and imperial policies. The letter is an "Extract" and was likely copied from a longer letter. This manuscript copy was probably forwarded to interested parties throughout the colonies to disseminate news. The letter is bound. The last page contains the signature of Robert Smith, although it is not clear if this is the author of the letter, the owner of the letter, or simply an autograph.

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 Call #:  Mss.973.3.Ex7 
 Extent:  1 item(s) 
 Topics:  American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Colonial Politics | International Affairs 
 Genre:  Political Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Stamp Act, 1765 | Taxation. 
2Author:  Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804Requires cookie*
 Title:  Joseph Priestley Papers     
 Dates:  1771-1803 
 Abstract:  The Joseph Priestley Collection contains a series of original letters (about 40) from this leading scientist and thinker. The letters date to the 1790s. The MOLE entry contains a detailed inventory of the original letters. There is also a box of photostats in a separate box.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.P931 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Early National Politics 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Legal Records | Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  American Philosophical Society | Chemistry -- 18th century | Church and State -- Great Britain -- 18th century | Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 | France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820 | Oxygen | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 | Phlogiston | Riots -- England -- Birmingham | Science and technology | Taxation | Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 
3Author:  Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835Requires cookie*
 Title:  Benjamin Vaughan Papers     
 Dates:  1746-1900 
 Abstract:  The Benjamin Vaughan Papers contain an extensive amount of correspondence and other documents. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of its holdings. Vaughan was a prominent figure in the revolutionary Atlantic. This large collection captures the complex and high profile life Benjamin led. He was born in the Caribbean but grew up in London. He became a friend of Franklin and his circle in London in the 1770s. During the War for Independence, he served as an emissary to the peace negotiations between the U.S. and British. He then spent a few years in Switzerland before emigrating to the United States with his wife. They settled in Maine, where Vaughan dabbled in speculation, farming, and other pursuits. His brother John became active in the American Philosophical Society.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.V46p 
 Extent:  13.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  American Revolution | Beyond Early America | Colonial Politics | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Land and Speculation | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Diplomatic Material | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Maps and Surveys 
 Subjects:  Agriculture | Animal magnetism. | Architecture | Astronomy | Bowdoin College | Breeding. | Diplomacy. | Diseases | Dueling. | Electricity | Genealogies | Hallowell (Me.) | Manufactures | Medicine | Mesmerism | Meteorology | Notes | Plantations | Punctuation | Religion | Silk industry. | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Taxation | Unitarianism | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783