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Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 to John Adams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01785.02 Author/Creator: Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 1773 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

Catharine Macaulay's retained copy noting that Hutchinson's fall will be an example to others who try to destroy American liberty.

Macaulay, Catharine, 1731-1791
Adams, John, 1735-1826
Hutchinson, Thomas, 1711-1780

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