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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00962 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1765-1774 |
| Title | A summary view of the rights of British America |
| Date | 1774 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | 8vo. 2d edition reprinted by Dunlap. Evans 11351, Howes J79, Sabin 35918, Streeter Sale 2: 754. With authorship noted on title page in a contemporary hand. There are twenty copies of Dunlap's printing recorded. Seminal for Jefferson's thoughts recorded in the Declaration of Independence and said to have brought him to the attention of delegates as a talented writer. |
| Subjects | Declaration of Independence President Civil Rights Revolutionary War Global History and Civics Freedom and Independence Continental Congress Congress |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Dunlap, John (1747-1812) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Creating a New Government; Government & Politics; The American Revolution; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Two years before the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), then 31, distributed an essay to the delegates at the first Continental Congress in which he outlined grievances against the British government. At the time, this statement was considered too radical by most colonial leaders. In this document, Jefferson appeals not only to an English tradition of political liberty, but also to the idea of certain natural and inalienable rights--a concept that he would develop two years later in the Declaration of Independence. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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