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Publication Date
1774
Document Type
Article
Format
tif
Page Number
fau_97364
Description
Correspondence from Cape Cod, Sandwich, Barnstable, Chatham dating from 1774-1778 addressed to the Committee of Correspondence. 7 items including one item dated June 3, 1778 from imprisoned ex-Loyalist, Isaac Knowles who begs for his release in most humble terms, and promises future good behavior. Five other items dated September and October 1774 and one undated that are declarations of "oppressive acts" of the British Parliament and declare that the signers "will not accept of any commission in consequence of or in conformity to said Acts of Parliament or upon any unconstitutional regulations."