Fighting Words:

American Revolutionary War Pamphlets

Fighting Words Gallery  

Curated by Alison Elbrader, 2012

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Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War - Pamphlets Selections from the Rare Book Collections

  • 1735 Alexander, James (1691-1756). The complaint of James Alexander and William…New York: Printed by John Peter Zenger, 1735 First edition xKF223 Z4 1735

  • 1765 Whately, Thomas (d. 1772). The regulations lately made concerning the…London: Printed for J. Wilkie, 1765 xE215.2 W5

  • Dulany, Daniel (1721-1797). Considerations on the propriety of imposing…North-America printed: London: Re-printed for J. Almon, 1766 Second edition xE211 B877

  • Mayhew, Jonathan (1720-1766). The snare broken. A Thanksgiving discourse …Boston: Printed and sold by R. & S. Draper, Edes & Gill, and T. & J. Fleet, 1766 xE215.2 M46

  • Pitt, William (1708-1778). The speech of Mr. P------- and others, in a certain …[London?], Printed in the year --66 [1766] xE215.2 P68

  • 1766 Political debates. Paris: J.W. Imprimeur, 1766 xE215.2 S8

  • Tucker, Josiah (1712-1799). Letter from a merchant in London to his nephew …London: Printed for J. Walter, 1766 xE211 T9

  • 1767 Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790). The examination of Doctor Benjamin Franklin …London, 1767 xE215.2 F63

  • 1770 The Boston Gazette . Boston: B. Edes and J. Gill, 1755-1793 xAN2 M4 B668

  • 1774 Royal American magazine, or universal repository ... Boston: Printed by and for I. Thomas, [etc., 1774-75] xAP2 A2 R6

  • Quincy, Josiah (1744-1775). Observations on the act of Parliament commonly …Boston, N.E.: Printed for and sold by Edes and Gill, 1774 First edition xE263 M4 Q7 1774

  • Lind, John (1713-1800). Considerations on the measures carrying on with … London printed, New York reprinted: by John Holt, 1774 Second edition xE211 R746

  • Sharp, Granville (1735-1813). A declaration of the people’s natural right to a …London: Printed for B. White, 1774 xDA507 1774 J48

  • Shipley, Jonathan (1714-1788). A speech intended to have been spoken on the …London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1774 Fourth edition. xE211 S55 1774

  • Tucker, Josiah (1712-1799). Four tracts, together with two sermons …Glocester: printed by R. Raikes; London: sold by J. Rivington, 1774 First edition xE211 T85

  • 1775 Burke, Edmund (1729-1797). Speech of Edmund Burke…on American taxation …London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1775 Second edition xE215.5 B915

  • Burke, Edmund (1729-1797). Speech of Edmund Burke, Esq., on moving his …London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1775 Second edition xE211 B97 1775

  • Continental Congress. The declaration by the representatives of the … London, 1775 xJ10 B75

  • De Coverly, Roger (1728-1796). The Americans roused, in a cure for the spleen …New England, printed in New York: Re-printed, by James Rivington, [1775] xE211 S51

  • Lee, Arthur (1740-1792). An appeal to the justice and interests of the …London: Printed for J. Almon, 1775 Second edition, corrected xE211 L473

  • Lind, John (1737-1781). Remarks on the principal acts of the thirteenth …London: Printed for T. Payne, 1775 xE211 L75

  • Macaulay, Catharine (1731-1791). An address to the people of England, Scotland ,…London: Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1775 Second edition xE211 M13 1775

  • Smith, William (1727-1803). A sermon on the present situation of American …Philadelphia: Printed and sold by James Humphreys, 1775 xE297 S883

  • Warren, Joseph (1741-1775). An oration delivered March 6, 1775, at the …Boston: Printed by Messieurs Edes and Gill, and by J. Greenleaf, 1775 xE215.4 W2892

  • 1776 The gentleman's magazine … London: E. Cave, 1736-1850 xAP4 G3

  • Macpherson, James (1736-1796). The rights of Great Britain asserted against the …London: Printed; Philadelphia: Re-printed, and sold by R. Bell, in Third-street, MDCCLXXVI (1776) xE211 E179

  • Paine, Thomas (1737-1809). Additions to common sense …Philadelphia, printed; London: Reprinted for

  • J. Almon, 1776 xE211 P129

  • Common sense; addressed to the inhabitants of … Philadelphia printed: Newbury-Port; Reprinted: for Samuel Phillips, jun. of Andover, [1776?] Sixth printing? xE211 P124

  • Price, Richard (1723-1791). Observations on the nature of civil liberty …London: Printed, 1776; Philadelphia: Re-printed and sold by J. Dunlap [1776?] xE211 P9625 1776

  • Tucker, Josiah (1712-1799). Four tracts on political and commercial subjects . Glocester: R. Raikes, 1776 Third edition xE211 T85 1776

  • A series of answers to certain popular objections …Glocester: Printed by R. Raikes, and sold by T. Cadell, London, 1776 xE211 T925

  • West, Samuel (1731-1807). A sermon preached before the honorable council …Boston: Printed by John Gill, 1776 xE297 W54

  • 1777 Abingdon, Willoughby Bertie (1740-1799). Thoughts on the letter of Edmund Burke , Esq … Oxford: Printed for W. Jackson, 1777 xE211 B942

  • Burke, Edmund (1729-1797). A letter from Edmund Burke, Esq … London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1777 xE211 B94

  • Wesley, John (1703-1791). A calm address to the inhabitants of England. London: Printed by R. Hawes, 1777 Second Edition xE211 W465

  • 1778 Campbell, George (1719-1796). The nature, extent, and importance, of the duty …Aberdeen: Printed by J. Chalmers and co., 1778 Second edition xE297 C18

  • 1779 A view of the evidence relative to the conduct … London: Sold by Richardson and Urquhart, 1779 xE230 V67

  • Franklin, Benjamin (1706-1790). Political, miscellaneous, and philosophical pieces …London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1779 First edition xE302 F83 1779

  • Morris, Gouverneur (1752-1816). Observations on the American revolution … Philadelphia: Printed by Styner and Cist, 1779 xE211 M65

  • 1780 King George III (1738-1820). His Majesty’s most gracious speech to both houses …London?: s.n., 1780? xDA510 A14 1780