Letter (draft) from Abigail Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, [3] February 1775
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The colonies are abuzz following the adjournment of the First Continental Congress on 26 October 1774. As colonists deliberate and implement Congress's mandates, they also ponder the future of their relationship with Great Britain. How will the King respond to Congress's petition? Will the proposed Association (a comprehensive non-importation and non-exportation scheme) force Parliament to repeal the Coercive Acts? Colonists wait only a few short months for an answer. The first document ratified by Congress--the Suffolk Resolve--is carried to Great Britain in October 1774. In response, King George III opens Parliament on 30 November 1774 with a speech condemning Massachusetts and declaring the colony to be in a state of rebellion. As news of the speech spreads throughout Massachusetts and the American colonies, residents share their hopes, fears, and opinions with one another. Draft copy from the Adams Family Papers. (The recipient's copy, not displayed, is in the Warren-Adams papers.)
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