Letter+from+Drake+H.+Brighterman+(Hanna+C.)

**//Dear Sir George Lee//**

This is a letter of warning to you.  The people in and outside of our colony are enraged and furious. The abusive attitudes of the British Parliament the ludicrous regulations have angered the entire colony of Massachusetts. I am sure that you would have read the pamphlet by Thomas Paine, Common Se   nse. If you did not yet, I recommend you to do so. Thomas Paine skillfully enhanced the views of our people and projected them in with subtle and acute words. For the past few years, King George III and the Parliament have made it very clear to us that England is not our “mother nation” but an unjust doctrinaire. The Americans no longer feel the need to be under the influence of Britain.

Since last year May, I have actively participated in the meetings of Second Continental Congress. I gathered with intellectual, elected politicians of thirteen colonies to establish the Continental Army and support our war against the British government. With inspiration from Commonsense and the people’s magnificent support, we are now in the process of formulating the Declaration of Independence for the United States of America. This document will be a clear representation of the will of Americans. As Thomas Paine explained in his pamphlet, //“Let the assemblies be annual, with a President only. The representation more equal. Their business wholly domestic, and subject to the authority of a continental congress….A government of our own is our natural right.”// We have been working days and nights for our promulgation and I have to say, the Britain will be seeing us find our sovereignty back in a matter of months or days.  Such is the situation of the colonies. It will be wiser for you to give up your position and leave Massachusetts as soon as possible. You can choose to either follow or disregard my advice. However, please remember that the consequences of each choice will be significantly different.