Title: Letter from Samuel Adams, to Arthur Lee. Proceedings of the Assembly, in relation to the Judges' salaries. Judge Oliver refuses to renounce the salary from the Crown -- Controversy between the Governour and the Assembly. Policy of the British Government, if persisted in, will bring about the entire separation and Independence of the Colonies.
Citation: American Archives Series 4, Volume 1, Page 0238
Author/Presenter: Adams, Samuel
Type: Correspondence
Themes: Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government; Key people, events, and institutions: Parliament; Key people, events, and institutions: Sam Adams; Political philosophy: American nationalism, unity, rights of America; Political philosophy: British supremacy; Political philosophy: corruption and virtue; Political philosophy: dependence and independence; Political philosophy: English constitution; Political philosophy: liberty; Political philosophy: mixed government, hierarchy; Political philosophy: wilderness settlement and rights; Politics and causes of revolt: British taxation; Social reality: government organization
Date Presented: 1774-04-04
Date Composed: 1774-4-4
Where Written: Boston, Massachusetts, North America
Recipient: Lee, Arthur
Document ID: S4-V1-P03-sp01-D0013
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