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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01791.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Catharine Graham Macaulay papers |
| Title | James Bowdoin to Catharine Macaulay requesting her assistance in writing a history of the present disputes |
| Date | 25 March 1777 |
| Author | Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) |
| Recipient | Graham, Catharine Macaulay |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requests assistance in writing a history of the present disputes. Reports the American people "continue spirited & determined." Complains "the English now in America seem to have lost all that humanity for which they were justly famed." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Literature and Language Arts Women's History Global History and Civics Morality and Ethics Woman Author |
| People | Graham, Catherine Macaulay (1731-1791) Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Women in American History; Foreign Affairs; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Bowdoin was an American political and intellectual leader, serving both in the colonial council (senate) and house and was president of the Massachusetts state constitutional convention. After independence he was the governor of Massachusetts. Macaulay was a British historian in support of American liberty. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |