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1Title:  A letter from a Virginian: to the members of the Congress to be held at Philadelphia, on the first of September, 1774    
 Creator:  Boucher, Jonathan, 1738-1804 
 Publication:  Re-printed and sold by Mills and Hicks, Boston,1774. 
 Notes:  Sabin 40317. Evans 13168. Torrence 324. Authorship ascribed to Jonathan Boucher. cf. The intimate life of Alexander Hamilton ... by Allan McLane Hamilton, 1910, p. 442. The writer gives his views in regard to the duties of Congress and argues against the adoption of the non-importation and non-exportation agreements. 
 Call #:  Pam. Z1376 
 Extent:  31 p. 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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2Title:  A friendly address to all reasonable Americans: on the subject of our political confusions: in which the necessary consequences of violently opposing the king's troops, and of a general non-importation are fairly stated    
 Creator:  Chandler, Thomas Bradbury, 1726-1790 
 Publication:  Printed [by James Rivington] for the purchasers, America: [New York],1774. 
 Notes:  Also attributed to Myles Cooper. For evidence of authorship, cf. Vance, C. H. Myles Cooper. (Columbia University quarterly, Sept. 1930, vol. XXII, no. 3, p. 275-276.) 
 Call #:  E211 C455 Vault 
 Extent:  55 p. 19 1/2 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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3Title:  An essay on the constitutional power of Great Britain over the colonies in America: with the resolves of the Committee for the Province of Pennsylvania, and their instructions to their representatives in Assembly    
 Creator:  Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 
 Publication:  Printed and sold, by William and Thomas Bradford, Philadelphia,1774. 
 Notes:  Reprinted in London in the same year as "A new essay <by the Pennsylvania farmer> on the constitutional power of Great Britain". 
 Call #:  E211 D553 Vault 
 Extent:  vii, 127, [1] p. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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4Title:  Journal of the proceedings of the congress: held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775    
 Creator:  United States Continental Congress. 
 Publication:  Re-printed for J. Almon, Philadelphia, London,1776. 
 Notes:  Pages [169-210] numbered 159-200. 
 Call #:  JK1031 1776 
 Extent:  200 (i.e. 210) p. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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5Title:  Letters from General Washington to several of his friends, in June and July, 1776: in which is set forth, an interesting view of American politics, in that all-important period    
 Creator:  Washington, George, 1732-1799 
 Randolph, John, 1727-1784
 Publication:  Republished at the Federal Press, Philadelphia,1795. 
 Notes:  Cover title. Evans. 28969. Authorship of these letters is generally attributed to John Randolph. 
 Call #:  E312.77 1795 Vault 
 Extent:  44 p. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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6Title:  The other side of the question: or, A defence of the liberties of North-America. In answer to a late Friendly address to all reasonable Americans, on the subject of our political confusions    
 Creator:  Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 
 Publication:  Printed by James Rivington, fronting Hanover-Square, New York,1774. 
 Notes:  Sabin 41634. Evans 13381. Signatures: A-Dp4s. At end ([Dp4s] recto) Announcement of early publication of the letters of the Earl of Chesterfield. A reply to Thomas Bradbury Chandler's A friendly address to all reasonable Americans. 
 Call #:  E211 L787 Vault 
 Extent:  29, [1] p., [1] Á. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  Chandler, Thomas Bradbury, -- 1726-1790. -- A friendly address to all reasonable Americans, on the subject of our political confusions | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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7Title:  A circular letter from the Congress of the United States of America to their constituents    
 Creator:  United States Continental congress, 1779. 
 Publication:  Ptd, Reptd., by T. Green, Philadelphia, New London,[1779?] 
 Notes:  Appeal by Eldridge Gerry for financual support of the U.S. Signed: John Jay, President, September 13, 1779. 
 Call #:  Pam. 124 Vault 
 Extent:  19 p. ; 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  Finance -- United States | Debts, Public -- United States | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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8Title:  Political disquisitions: or, An inquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses. Illustrated by, and established upon facts and remarks, extracted from a variety of authors, ancient and modern    
 Creator:  Burgh, James, 1714-1775 
 Publication:  Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-street; and William Woodhouse, in Front-street, Philadelphia,M,DCC,LXXV. 
 Notes:  Mainly treating of conditions in Great Britain. 
 Call #:  JC176 B956 
 Extent:  3 v. 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Political science | Political ethics | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1789 | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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9Title:  the speeches of His Excellency Governor Hutchinson, to the general assembly of the Massachusetts-bay: At a session begun and held on the sixth of January, 1773. With the answers of His Majesty's Council and the House of representatives respectively    
 Creator:  Massachusetts Governor (1770-1774 : Hutchinson) 
 Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780
 Massachusetts General court, 1773. House of representatives.
 Massachusetts Council, 1773.
 Publication:  Printed by Edes and Gill, printers to the honorable House of representatives, Boston,1773. 
 Call #:  F5DA M413M Vault 
 Extent:  126 p. 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Massachusetts -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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10Title:  An alarm to the legislature of the province of New-York: occasioned by the present political disturbances, in North America    
 Creator:  Seabury, Samuel, 1729-1796 
 Wilkins, Isaac, 1742-1830
 Publication:  Printed for James Rivington, New-York,1775. 
 Notes:  Dated: New-York, January 17, 1775. The authorship of this, and three tracts signed "A. W. farmer" (A Westchester farmer) is variously attributed to Samuel Seabury, or to Isaac Wilkins, or to both jointly, and to others. -cf. J. Winsor, Narr. and crit. hist., 1888, v. 6, p. 104; H. B. Dawson, Westchester county, 1886, p. 137; F. B. Dexter, Yale biog. 2d ser. 1896, p. 183-184. "The following pamphlets, relating to the present controversy between Great-Britain, and the colonies, are to be had of James Rivington." 
 Call #:  E211 S436 Vault 
 Extent:  13, [2] p. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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11Title:  Free thoughts, on the proceedings of the Continental Congress: held at Philadelphia Sept. 5, 1774: wherein their errors are exhibited, their reasonings confuted, and the fatal tendency of their non-importation, non-exportation, and non-consumption measures, are laid open to the plainest understandings; and the only means pointed out for preserving and securing our present happy constitution: in a letter to the farmers, and other inhabitants of North America in general, and to those of the province of New-York in particular    
 Creator:  Seabury, Samuel, 1729-1796 
 Publication:  New York],Printed in the year 1774. 
 Notes:  Signatures: A-Cp4s. Printed by James Rivington. Dated and signed, on p. 23: November 16, 1774. A. W. Farmer. "That ... Seabury was the author of the ... [three] pamphlets signed A. W. Farmer, there is no longer any doubt; but through an error of judgment ... their authorship has been attributed to some of his contemporaries, notably, to Isaac Wilkins."--Seabury, Samuel. Letters of a Westchester farmer ... ed. ... by C. H. Vance. 1930, p. 19. Sometimes attributed to Seabury and Wilkins jointly. 
 Call #:  E211 S439 Vault 
 Extent:  24 p. 20 cm. 
 Subjects:  United States. -- Continental Congress -- (1774) | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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12Title:  Biographical sketch of the life & character of His late Excellency Governor Hancock    
 Creator:  Sullivan, James, 1744-1808 
 Publication:  Printed and sold by N. Coverly, Boston,[1793?] 
 Notes:  Evans attributes to James Sullivan. Imprint date from Evans. 
 Call #:  Pam. B1546 
 Extent:  11 p. ; 19 cm. 
 Subjects:  Hancock, John, -- 1737-1793 | Statesmen -- United States -- Biography | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1789 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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13Title:  A full vindication of the measures of the Congress, from the calumnies of their enemies, in answer to a letter, under the signature of A.W. Farmer: Whereby his sophistry is exposed, his cavils confuted, his artifices detected, and his wit ridiculed ; in a general address to the inhabitants of America, and a particular address to the farmers of the province of New York    
 Creator:  Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 
 A friend to America.
 Publication:  Printed by James Rivington, New York,1774. 
 Notes:  Sabin 29956. Signatures: A-Dp4s, Ep2s. Signed: A friend to America. 
 Call #:  E211 H217 Vault 
 Extent:  35 p. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Seabury, Samuel, -- 1729-1796. -- Free thoughts on the proceedings of the Continental Congress | United States. -- Continental Congress -- (1774) | United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783 | Imprints, Early American To 1820
 
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