Novanglus, and Massachusettensis

John Adams primary

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in brief

Adams concludes this section by warning that Novanglus’s publications are calculated to inflame animosity and ignite a destructive flame before peace in the province can be restored.

to blow up every spark of animosity, and to kindle such a flame, as must inevitably consume a great part of this once happy province, before it can be extinguished.

MASSACHUSETTENSIS.

ADDRESSED

To the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay,

March 6, 1775.

MY DEAR COUNTRYMEN,

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topics: civil war and rebellion · faction, party, and civil strife

Novanglus, and Massachusettensis · John Adams · 1774–1775