Issuance of the Massachusetts Circular Letter
- When
- 1768
- Where
- Massachusetts State House, Boston
The Massachusetts House issued Samuel Adams's circular letter calling for colonial non-cooperation against the Townshend Acts.
Samuel Adams's 1768 Massachusetts Circular Letter called for colonial non-cooperation in response to the Townshend Acts, which Parliament had passed in 1767 to establish new duties on imported goods. The letter was issued by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, which convenes at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. By February 1768, towns in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut had joined the boycott.
Sources
- Samuel Adams Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Massachusetts House of Representatives Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
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