Arthur Lee to Samuel Adams, June 10, 1771
Temple, June 10th, 1771. I have read lately in your papers an assurance from Dr. Franklin that all designs against the charter of the colony are laid aside. This is…
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and other founding documents, and one of the architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped the political culture of the United States. He was a second cousin to his fellow Founding Father, President John Adams. He founded the Sons of Liberty.
Temple, June 10th, 1771. I have read lately in your papers an assurance from Dr. Franklin that all designs against the charter of the colony are laid aside. This is…
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