“The present work comprises five chapters. In the first three the committees or councils of safety in the New England, the middle, and the southern colonies respectively are dealt with; the fourth presents a general view of the character and work of these bodies; while the fifth and last seeks their origin in preceding English and colonial experience. The investigation rests almost wholly upon the sources; and the result is thoroughly enlightening for many important questions connected with the struggle for independence.” (Am. Hist. R.) “Every special student of the American revolution will find this work very useful for its collection of facts, its table of the powers of the committees in the several states, and its convenient bibliography of works relating to the subject.” (Ann. Am. Acad.)
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“Is a real contribution to the study of the American revolution.”
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[*] Hunt, Violet. Cat. [*]$2. Macmillan.
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| * | + — | Lond. Times. 4: 404. N. 24, ‘05. 490w. |
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