| + | N. Y. Times. 11: 335. My. 26, ’06. 280w. |
Adams, Samuel. [Writings of Samuel Adams], ed. by H. A. Cushing. 4v. *$5. Putnam.
4–18620.
v. 2. “The second volume ... covers the years 1770 to 1773.... The volume contains ninety-two pieces in all; of these forty-one are newspaper articles, twenty are reports or memorials prepared in committee, and thirty-one are private letters.”—Nation.
| Ind. 61: 1170. N. 15, ’06. 50w. (Review of v. 2.) |
“His private letters, of which Mr. Cushing has made a goodly collection are more illuminative of his character than his public papers. Mr. Cushing shows great industry in locating his material, but is much too sparing in his notes, leaving too many references unexplained. There are errors of dates and names, and a wrong committee of Congress is given in the note to p. 336.”
| + − | Nation. 85: 349. O. 17, ’07. 440w. (Review of v. 3.) |
“Like its predecessors, is a valuable addition to the documentary study of the revolutionary period.”
| + + | Outlook. 87: 498. N. 2, ’07. 260w. (Review of v. 3.) |