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Cover of The Collected Works of Josiah Tucker

By Josiah Tucker

Published: 1993
DOI: 10.4324/9780415083065
Set ISBN: 9780415083065

Set Contents

Economics and American Colonial Policy

By
Josiah Tucker

Volume Contents

Front Matter
A Letter To Edmund Burke, Esq; Member of Parliament for the City of Bristol, and Agent for The Colony of New York, &c. In answer to his printed speech, said to be Spoken in the House of Commons on the Twenty-Second of March, 1775.
- Prelims
- To Edmund Burke, Esq; Member of Parliament for the City of Bristol, and Agent for the Colony of New York, &c.
An Humble Address and Earnest Appeal to Those Respectable Personages in Great-Britain and Ireland, Who, by their Great and Permanent Interest in Landed Property, Their Liberal Education, Elevated Rank, and Enlarged Views, Are the ablest to judge, and the fittest to decide, werither A Connection with, or a Separation From the Continental Colonies of America, Be most for the national advantage, and the lasting benefit of these kingdoms.
- An Humble Address, &c.
- Remark I.
- Remark II.
- Remark III.
- Remark IV.
- Postscript.
A General Muster of the Forces both for and against the Present Government.
A Series of Answers to certain Popular Objections, against separating from the Rebellious Colonies, and Discarding them Entirely; being the Concluding Tract of the Dean of Glocester, on the subject of American Affairs.
- Prelims
- Introduction.
- A Series of Answers to Certain Popular Objections, Acainst an Entire Eparation from the Northern Colonies.
  - Objection I.
  - Objection II.
  - Objection III.
  - Objection IV.
  - Objection V.
  - Objection VI.
  - Objection VII.
  - Objection VIII.
  - Objection IX.
  - Objection X.
  - Objection XI.
  - Objection XII.
  - Objection XIII.
  - Objection XIV.
  - Conclusion.
  - Postscript.
  - A Summary of the Contents.
Cui Bono? or, an Inquiry, what Benefits can Arise either to the English or the Americans, the French, Spaniards, or Dutch, from the Greatest Victories, or Successes, in the Present War, being a series of letters, addressed to Monsieur Necker, late controller general of the finances of france.
- Prelims
- Letter I: To Monsieur Necker
- Letter II: To Monsieur Necker
- Letter III: To Monsieur Necker. Cui Bono?
- Letter IV. Further Considerations on the Unreasonableness of the Jealousy of Trade, when attempting to exclude Rivals, and of the Inefficacy of it toward the attaining of any good End whatever.: To Monsieur Necker.
- Letter V. The Case stated between England and America, supposing England to be victorious, and the Americans vanquished in this Dispute.: To Monsieur Necker.
- Letter VI. An Inquiry, what Benefits will, accrue to America, supposing her to obtain her utmost Wishes of Independance in the Prosecution of the present War.: To Monsieur Necker.
- Letter VII. A Plan for a general Pacification; with Remarks.: To Monsieur Necker.
- Postscript.
TRACT V. The Respective Pleas and Arguments of the Mother Country, and of the Colonies, distinctly set forth; And the Impossibility of a Compromise Of Differences; or a Mutual Concession Of Rights, Plainly Demonstrated.
- The Epistle Dedicatory
- Tract V
  - The Respective Pleas and Arguments of the Mother Country, and of the Colonies Distinctly Set Forth, &c.
  - Section I.: The Plea of Right of the Parliament of Great-Britain to govern every Part of the British Empire.
  - Section II.: The Plea alledged by the Colonies in Support of their Pretensions.
  - Section III.: The respective Pleas of the Parent State, and of the Colonies examined, and compared together: And the Impossibility of their making any mutual Concessions, consistently with their respective Claims, proved and demonstrated.