Part of: History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution 2 vols History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution vol. 1

James Otis was Mary Otis Warren’s brother. They were educated by the same tutor, Rev. Jonathan Russell and they studied together. Mercy also met her future husband, James Warren, through her brother; Otis and Warren were classmates at Harvard.

James Warren was Mercy Otis Warren’s husband. He was a speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, president of the Provincial Congress, and commissary general in the Continental Army. Both Mercy Otis Warren and James Warren were from prominent Massachuttes families and their home was a social hub for meetings and conversation among revolutionaries.

Catharine Macaulay was an inspiration to and a correspondent with Mercy Otis Warren. Macaulay was also a well-known woman historian who wrote on “masculine topics” although she wrote more about English History and the French Revolution.

John Adams corresponded with Mercy Otis Warren and also encouraged her to write her history of the American Revolution and other works. However, her critical treatment of him in the History and his subsequent vitriol against her ended their friendly relationship.

Abigail Adams corresponded with Mercy Otis Warren and also encouraged her writing but their friendship was also strained after publication on her History.

Thomas Hutchinson was the target of Mercy Otis Warren’s critical and satirical play The Adulateur.

Thomas Jefferson corresponded with Mercy Otis Warren and encouraged her work. He bought copies of her History for his entire cabinet.