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6 февраля 1775 г., см.: John Adams and Jonathan Sewall [ sc. Daniel Leonard], Novanglus and Massachusettensis; or Political Essays, published in the Years 1774 and 1775 , on the Principal Points of Controversy, between Great Britain and her Colonies. Boston, 1819. P. 30.

Hunt G. (Ed.). The Writings of James Madison. 9 vols. New York, 1900–1910. Vol. VI. P. 373.

Otis J. The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved. Boston, 1764. P. 23.

Bland R. An Enquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies; intended as an Answer to ‘The Regulations lately made concerning the Colonies, and the Taxes imposed upon them considered.’ In a Letter addressed to the Author of that Pamphlet. Williamsburg, 1766 (перепечатка: London, 1769). P. 12.

Даже A Summary View of the Rights of British America (Williamsburg, 1774) Томаса Джефферсона, которое перекликалось с доктриной Бланда и Отиса о праве народа основывать новые государства (с. 6), было составлено в старой форме петиции в адрес короны с просьбой исправить ошибки, но использовало и новую парадигму естественных прав.

Barnes V. F. The Dominion of New England: A Study in British Colonial Policy. New Haven, 1923. P. 178; Andrews Ch. M. The Colonial Period of American History. 4 vols. New York, 1934–1938. Vol. I. P. 86 n.

[Franklin B.] On the Tenure of the Manor of East Greenwich // Gazetteer, 11 January 1766 // Labaree L. W. et al. (Eds). The Papers of Benjamin Franklin. New Haven, 1959 –. Vol. XIII. Pp. 18–22.

Novanglus and Massachusettensis , p. 94.

[Cobbett W., Hansard T. C.]. The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803. 36 vols. London, 1806–1820. Vol. XVIII. Col. 957–958.