The Journal of American History
through this influence that the ideas of John Wise, which the "Britannica" tells us can be traced in the immortal Declaration of Independence, were distributed throughout the Colonies, until they became almost household words in the early days of our American Revolution. We can thus distinguish very clearly the great influence of that Ipswich town meeting, and see the propriety and justice of that patriotic claim, which will forever be the proud boast of the Town of Ipswich, that here was "The Birthplace of American Independence, 1687."
AUTHORITIES CONSULTED
- Macauley's History of England
- Green's History of the English People
- Palfrey's History of the English
- Bancroft's History of the United States
- Ipswich in "The Massachusetts Bay." 1635 to 1700
- The Goodhue Family
- The Choates in America
- History of the First Church in Essex, Massachusetts
- Brown's Life of Rufus Choate
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
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