The New Circular Lett

Charles townsend died suddenly in september 17 67. His death and the continued incapacitation pitt the elder, left the ministry basically rutderless. And it fell to the 33 year old duke of grafton, first lord of the treasury, to try to lead the way. The new circular lett was, of course, authored personally by samuel adams,. i briefly introduce last time, but since he's so central to the revolutionary movement, we do need to flesh him out a bit. Born in boston in 17 22 to a prosperous merchant, young sam entered harvard in 17 36 and was headed for a career in the church; then politics caught his eye