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| | Warren, History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, vol. 1 - Foreword: The Online ... |
 | | Warren “trembled for the events of the present commotion,” she wrote in 1774; she believed that “there must be a noble struggle to recover the existing liberties of our injured country” and that no one could predict how the struggle would turn out. |
 | | Mercy Otis entered the world, the third child and first daughter of James and Mary Allyne Otis, with all the family’s privileges: wealth, social prestige, and political power; she added to these intellect and energy, and she made the most of her gifts. |
 | | Warren’s missive was published in the Boston Independent Chronicle, January 18, 1781, under the title “A Letter from an American Lady to her Son,” and later reprinted in the Boston Magazine (June 1784) and the Massachusetts Magazine (January 1790). |
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