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Greetings, I am currently researching coverage of American affairs in German-language periodicals in the 1770s. Some of the material in some of the journals I am reading was made up by the editors. I am wondering whether this is also the case with the following item. In May 1774, a German political periodical printed a translation of a letter, allegedly written by the inhabitants of Massachusetts and addressed to “An alle Völker unter dem Himmel,” [roughly translated as “to all nations under the sun”], which defended the justice of the American cause and warned that the Americans would respond with armed resistance to any encroachments on their liberties. The editor used the letter as evidence for the eloquence of the people of Massachusetts. I have not been able to locate the original, English-language version of this letter. In fact, I suspect that the editor of the periodical invented it. However, does anybody know of a letter or proclamation that fits the general description or that could have served as the basis for the German-language letter? It could not have been published later than March 1774. I appreciate any suggestions. Friederike Baer Penn State Abington fbb10@psu.edu --
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