John Dickinson’s 'Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania' (dec 2, 1767 – apr 1, 1768)

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The collection of letters named under, "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," were a series of fourteen letters widely published in late 1767 and early 1768.

In these letters, written by John Dickinson, he argued (among many things) that the Townshend Acts were illegal because they were intended to raise revenue, a power held only by the colonial assemblies. These letters were written in a concise manner that the majority of the population could understand.

These letters were published in pamphlet form and reprinted in almost all of the colonial newspapers.

As a direct result, there were calls and petitions for the boycotting of imported goods throughout the colonies. The eventual result of the unity of the colonies was the First Continental Congress.

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