The Congress Canvassed: or, An Examination into the Conduct of the Delegates, at Their Grand Convention, held in Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1774. Addressed, to the merchants of New York.
Samuel Seabury emerged as the primary Loyalist voice in the colonies at the start of the American Revolution. In this pamphlet, he critiques the proceedings of the First Continental Congress. On the final page, Seabury acknowledges Alexander Hamilton’s first publication, “A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress”, which had been issued as a rebuttal to Seabury’s previous work. Remaining "neither frightened nor disconcerted," Seabury pledges a forthcoming response. This exchange between the established cleric and the teenage Hamilton launched Hamilton's storied political career and is considered a premier example of Revolutionary-era debate.
Samuel Seabury (1729-1796).
The Congress Canvassed: or, An Examination Into the Conduct of the Delegates, at Their Grand Convention, Held in Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1774. [New York]: Printed in the Year 1774.
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