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American Independence and the French Revolution (1760-1801)

American Independence and the French Revolution (1760-1801)

by S. E. Winbolt

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Editor
Winbolt, S. E. (Samuel Edward), 1868-1944
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Produced by Wayne Hammond and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820 -- Sources
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Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52500
Release Date
July 6, 2016
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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION (1760-1801) — BELL’S ENGLISH HISTORY SOURCE BOOKS Scope of the Series and Arrangement of Volumes
  2. 2.INTRODUCTION
  3. 3.NOTE TO THIS VOLUME (1760-1801)
  4. 4.TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. 5.BRITISH VICTORIES—“A YOUNG MR. BURKE” (1761). Source. — Letters of Horace Walpole. Edited by P. Cunningham London: Bentley. Vol. iii., pp. 419-421. 1891. — To George Montagu, Esq., Strawberry Hill, July 22, 1761.
  6. 6.HONOURS FOR MR. PITT (1761). Source. — Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. Vol. ii., pp. 146 et seq. London, 1838-1840. — The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, October 6, 1761. — Mr. Pitt to the Earl of Bute, October 7, 1761. [From a rough draught in Mr. Pitt’s handwriting.] — The Earl of Bute to Mr. Pitt, October 8, 1761. — Mr. Pitt to the Earl of Bute, October 8, 1761. [From a draught in Mr. Pitt’s handwriting.]
  7. 7.THE STATE OF THE PRISONS. Source. —Goldsmith’s Vicar of Wakefield (Chap. XXVII.).
  8. 8.TOWNSHEND’S CONTUMACY (1767). Source. — Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. Vol. iii., pp. 233 et seq. London, 1838-1840.
  9. 9.WILKES RIOTS (1768). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers, 1766-1769. Pp. 322, 323. London, 1879. — Robert Wood to Sir J. Fielding.
  10. 10.RIOTS IN THE NORTH (1768). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers, 1766-1769. Pp. 839, 840. London, 1879. — Duke of Northumberland to H.M.’s Principal Secretaries of State. — The Same to the Same. — Lord Weymouth’s Reply, dated the 14th.
  11. 11.A PETITION TO GEORGE III. FROM THE FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX (1769). Source. — Letters of Junius. London: G. Bell and Sons. Vol. ii. 1911. — To the King’s Most Excellent Majesty. The humble petition of the Freeholders of the County of Middlesex.
  12. 12.THE CITY OF LONDON AND THE EARL OF CHATHAM ON PARLIAMENTARY REFORM (1770). Source. — Letters of Junius. London: G. Bell and Sons. 1910. Vol. i.
  13. 13.COMMENTS ON PARLIAMENTARY HAPPENINGS (DECEMBER, 1770). Source. — Letters of Junius (Letter LXXXI.). London: G. Bell and Sons. 1911. Vol. ii. — For the “Public Advertiser,” December 14, 1770. — SECOND CHAPTER OF FACTS, OR MATERIALS FOR HISTORY.
  14. 14.THOMAS HUTCHINSON TO LORD HILLSBOROUGH (1771). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers, 1770-1772. Pp. 191-193. — Thos. Hutchinson, Governor of [Massachusetts Bay], to Lord [Hillsborough]. — Thos. Hutchinson, Governor of [Massachusetts Bay], to [Lord Hillsborough]. — Thos. Hutchinson, Governor of [Massachusetts Bay], to Lord [Hillsborough].
  15. 15.REFORMERS IN PARLIAMENT RECOMMENDED TO SINK DIFFERENCES AND PROMOTE UNION (1771). Source. — Letters of Junius (Letter LIX.). London: G. Bell and Sons. 1910. Vol. i. — To the Printer of the “Public Advertiser,” October 5, 1771.
  16. 16.DISTRESS CAUSED BY HIGH PRICES (1772). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers, 1770-1772. P. 479. — Forestalling and Engrossing.
  17. 17.MEETINGS OF WEAVERS AND OTHERS TO PETITION THE KING (1773). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers, 1773-1775. Pp. 39-42, and 65. — Sir John Fielding to the Earl of Suffolk.
  18. 18.DESTRUCTION OF TEA (CARGOES) AT BOSTON (DECEMBER, 1773). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers (1773-1775). Pp. 175 et seq. — Lords of the Admiralty to the Earl of Dartmouth. — Lord Viscount Barrington to the Earl of Dartmouth. — Chairman of the East India Company to Lord Dartmouth.
  19. 19.WAR MATERIAL FOR AMERICA (1774). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers (1773-1775). Pp. 240 et seq. — Earl of Suffolk to the Earl of Dartmouth. — Earl of Suffolk to the Earl of Dartmouth. — Earl of Suffolk to the Earl of Dartmouth. — Lords of the Admiralty to the Earl of Dartmouth.
  20. 20.AMERICAN EXPEDITION TO CANADA (1775). Source. — Calendar of Home Office Papers (1773-1775). Pp. 407-409. — Hugh Finlay to ? Anthony Todd.
  21. 21.RESOLUTIONS FAVOURING THE AMERICAN COLONIES (1775). Source. —“Speech on Conciliation with America,” Edmund Burke . Vol. i. of his Collected Works. London: G. Bell and Sons. 1909.
  22. 22.THE ARMIES UNDER HOWE AND CLINTON (1777). Source. — Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. xlvii. (1777), pp. 573 et seq. — Return of Cannon, Stores, Ammunition, etc., taken and destroyed on this Expedition.
  23. 23.CHATHAM’S LAST LETTER AND SPEECH (1778). Source. — Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. Vol. iv., pp. 518 et seq. [From a draught in the handwriting of Lord Pitt.] — The Earl of Chatham to the Duke of Richmond, April 6, 1778. — [ Report of the Earl of Chatham’s Last Speech, from the “London Magazine.” ]
  24. 24.KING GEORGE’S MESSAGE AND THE SPANISH MANIFESTO (1779). Source. — Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. xlix., pp. 324 et seq. — Copy of the King’s Message. “ George R. — Copy of the Spanish Manifesto.
  25. 25.SOCIETY AT BRIGHTHELMSTON (BRIGHTON) IN 1779. Source. —Diarists quoted in History of Brighthelmston . John Ackerson Erredge. Brighton, 1862. — (A.) The Libraries. — (B.) The Raffles.
  26. 26.THE GORDON NO-POPERY RIOTS (1780). Source. — Letters of Horace Walpole. — To Rev. William Cole, Strawberry Hill, June 15, 1780.
  27. 27.SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS (1781). Source. — Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. li., p. 539.
  28. 28.PRELIMINARIES OF EUROPEAN PEACE (1783). Source. — Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. liii., p. 91. — Between Great Britain and France. — Between Great Britain and Spain. — Between Great Britain and the United States of America.
  29. 29.A VIOLENT ELECTION CONTEST (1784). Source. — Cowper’s Letters. Thomas Wright. London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1904. Vol. ii., pp. 194-197. — To Rev. John Newton, April 26, 1784.
  30. 30.THE COUNTRY POST (1785). Source. —William Cowper, The Task. Book iv.
  31. 31.HIS MAJESTY’S SPEECH (1787). Source. — Annual Register. Vol. xxix., pp. 268 et seq. of State Papers . — My Lords and Gentlemen , — Gentlemen of the House of Commons , — My Lords and Gentlemen ,
  32. 32.CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY (1788). Source. — Speech in the Impeachment of Warren Hastings, Esq. Edmund Burke. Vol. vii. of his Collected Works. London: G. Bell and Sons. 1911.
  33. 33.CORN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS (1789). Source. — Annual Register, 1789 , pp. 279 et seq. — Exported. — Imported.
  34. 34.THE SPOLIATION OF THE CLERGY IN FRANCE (1790). Source. — Reflections on the Revolution in France. Edmund Burke. Vol. ii. of his Collected Works. London : G. Bell and Sons. 1910.
  35. 35.SUSSEX ELECTION PETITIONS (1792). Source. — Oldfield’s Representative History of Great Britain. London, 1816. — (A) Horsham election petition. — (B) Steyning. — Political Character.
  36. 36.THE RIGHT OF THE FRENCH NATION TO SELF-GOVERNMENT (1792). Source. — Cowper’s Letters. Thomas Wright. London: Hodder and Stoughton. 1904. Vol. iv., pp. 332-335. — To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 1, 1792.
  37. 37.PERORATION IN THE IMPEACHMENT OF WARREN HASTINGS (1794). Source. — Speech in the Impeachment of Warren Hastings, Esq. Edmund Burke. Vol. viii. of his Collected Works. London: G. Bell and Sons. 1908.
  38. 38.GEORGE III. ASSAULTED BY THE MOB (1795). Source. — Letters of Princess Elizabeth of England. Edited by Philip Yorke. London: Fisher Unwin. 1898. — To Lady Harcourt, Wednesday, 5th July, 1795.
  39. 39.THE MUTINY AT THE NORE (1797). Source. — Annual Register. Vol. xxxix., pp. 214 et seq. of History of Europe.
  40. 40.ENGLAND AND THE DIRECTORY (1797). Source. — Correspondence of the First Earl of Malmesbury , London, 1844. Vol. iii., pp. 577 et seq. — Letter from Lord Malmesbury to Mr. Pitt, Calais. Sept. 18th. 1797. — Letter from Lord Malmesbury to Mr. Canning, Calais, Monday, 9 p.m., Sept. 18th, 1797. — Extract of a Despatch from Lord Malmesbury to Lord Grenville, Calais, 19th Sept., 1797.
  41. 41.THE BATTLE OF THE NILE (OR ABOUKIR BAY) (1798). Source. — Annual Register. Vol. xl., pp. 142 et seq. of History of Europe .
  42. 42.SUPPLIES GRANTED BY PARLIAMENT FOR NAVY AND ARMY (1800). Source. — Annual Register. Vol. xlii., pp. 160 et seq. of Appendix to Chronicle . — Navy. — October 1, 1799. — October 3. — February 10, 1800. — February 13. — Army. — October 3, 1799. — February 13, 1800. — February 24. — May 27. — July 16.
  43. 43.HIS MAJESTY’S SPEECH TO THE FIRST UNION PARLIAMENT (1801). Source. — Annual Register. Vol. xliii., pp. 207 et seq. of State Papers . — His Majesty’s Speech to both Houses, on opening the Imperial Parliament, 2d February, 1801. — Gentlemen of the House of Commons , — My Lords and Gentlemen ,
  44. 44.FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Note:

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