Titles by An American (Anonymous)

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“An American” was a pseudonym commonly used to signal an author’s intention of defending the arguments of the colonies against direct taxation by Parliament.

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In this instance, the writer may or may not have been an actual colonial, but his position was to be anticipated as favorable to the American cause.

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A very short and candid appeal to free born Britons.

Anonymous (An American)

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