Prepared by: Regina Azucena razucena@netway.com Daniel Moore mooreds@whitman.edu THE WRITINGS OF SAMUEL ADAMS COLLECTED AND EDITED BY HARRY ALONSO CUSHING VOLUME III 1773-1777 CONTENTS OF VOLUME III. 1773. To James Otis, March 19th . . . Political Activity of Mr. Bacon. To the Town of Boston, March 23rd . . . Report of Resolutions in Reply to Governor--Legality of Town Meetings--Right of Petition--Supremacy of Parliament. To John Dickinson, March 27th . . . Controversy with Governor. To Committee of Correspondence of Littleton, March 31st . . . Acknowledgment of Co-operation. To Nathan Sparhawk, March 31st . . . Political Activity of Rutland. To Thomas Mighill, April 7th . . . Political Activity of Rowley. To Arthur Lee, April 9th . . . Election to Society of Bill of Rights--Effects of November Town- Meeting--Controversy with Governor--Attitude of Lord Dartmouth-- Position of Hancock. To Richard Henry Lee, April 10th . . . Position of Colonies--Activity of Friends of Liberty--Resolves of Virginia--Courts in Rhode Island. Article Signed "Candidus," April 12th . . . November Town-Meeting--Controversy with Governor. To John Wadsworth, April 13th . . . Action of Duxbury. To Ezra Whitmarsh, April 13th . . . Political Activity of Weymouth. To Joseph North, April 13th . . . Votes of Gardnerstown. To Josiah Stone, April 13th . . . Political Activity of Framingham. To Arthur Lee, April 22nd . . . Position of Hancock and of Otis. To Arthur Lee, May 6th . . . Practice of Instructing Representatives--Controversy with Governor. To Selectmen of Boston, May 14th . . . Declining Election as Moderator. To Arthur Lee, May 17th . . . Meeting of General Assembly--Letters of Hutchinson. To Arthur Lee, June 14th . . . Letters of Hutchinson and Oliver. To Elijah Morton, June 19th . . . Resolves of Harfield--Unity of Colonists. To Arthur Lee, June 21st . . . Letters of Hutchinson--Action of House of Representatives. To the King, June 23rd . . . Petition for Removal of Hutchinson and Oliver. To Arthur Lee, June 28th . . . Action of House of Representatives on Letters--Attitude of Public--Independence of Judiciary. To Committee of Correspondence of Worcester, September 11th . . . Activity of Committees of Correspondence--Independence of Judiciary. To Joseph Hawley, October 4th . . . Disposition of Administration--Controversy with Governor-- Grievances of Colonists. To Joseph Hawley, October 13th . . . Character of Lord Dartmouth--Plans of Administration. To Committees of Correspondence, October 21st . . . Circular of Massachusetts Committee--Attitude of Ministry and Parliament--Rights of Colonists. Resolutions of Town of Boston, November 5th . . . Duty upon Tea. To Committee of Correspondence of Roxbury, November 9th . . . Activity of Troops--Call for Conference. To Arthur Lee, November 9th . . . Political Situation. To Selectmen of Boston, November 17th . . . Petition for Town-Meeting for Action upon Tea.