[American Revolution] — Gervase Bushe

Case of Great-Britain and America, addressed to the King and both Houses of Parliament...Third Edition. Dublin: James Williams, 1769

8vo. Half-title, uncut. Original stitched blue paper wrappဣers.

A pro-American pamphlet advocating self-government, in original wrappers

This tract, attributed to Bushe, an Irish MP, urges that England abandon the idea of colonial taxation and allow America greater self-government, arguing that this policy would benefit England more in the end. The work even goes so far as to make the recommendation that Britain "should leave the Americans to tax themselves and that a law should be passed immediately repealing every act t🐭hat taxes the colonies."

REFERENCE

Howes B1039; Sabin 9637 (attributed to George Butler); Adams, American Controversy  68-4c