(AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRELUDE) Thomas Pownall The Administra

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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Thomas Pownall. The Administration of the Colonies . . . Wherein their Rights and Constitution are Discussed and Stated. xxxi, 318, 73 pages. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 calf over marbled boards, rebacked with original spine label laid down, minor wear; lacking half-title, minor dampstaining. London, 1768

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Expanded 4th edition. Pownall had served as colonial governor of Massachusetts and lieutenant governor of New Jersey. This treatise addressed the increasing difficulty of incorporating the colonies into the British Empire, and advocated for American representation in Parliament. John Adams described Pownall as "the most constitutional and national Governor, in my opinion, who ever represented the crown in this province." Adams, American Independence 5d; Howes P539; Reese, Revolutionary Hundred 3 (first edition); Sabin 64817.