Letter XI
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Letter XI is one of the essays in John Dickinson’s influential 1767–1768 series "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," which argued against British taxation policies in the American colonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Letter XI canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6051129 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letter XI Context triple: [Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, hasPart, Letter XI]
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Book XI
Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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Book XI
Book XI is a section of Leonardo Bruni’s historical work "History of the Florentine People," continuing his humanist narrative of Florence’s political and civic development.
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Epistola Tractoria
Epistola Tractoria is a doctrinal letter by Pope Zosimus that condemned Pelagianism and required bishops to affirm orthodox teachings on grace and original sin.
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Letter to Demetrias
Letter to Demetrias is a theological treatise by the British monk Pelagius, written as spiritual guidance to a young Roman noblewoman and known for articulating key Pelagian views on free will and moral responsibility.
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Epistolae
Epistolae is a collection of letters by Anselm of Canterbury that offers insight into his theological thought, spiritual guidance, and ecclesiastical affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letter XI Target entity description: Letter XI is one of the essays in John Dickinson’s influential 1767–1768 series "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," which argued against British taxation policies in the American colonies.
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A.
Book XI
Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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B.
Book XI
Book XI is a section of Leonardo Bruni’s historical work "History of the Florentine People," continuing his humanist narrative of Florence’s political and civic development.
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C.
Epistola Tractoria
Epistola Tractoria is a doctrinal letter by Pope Zosimus that condemned Pelagianism and required bishops to affirm orthodox teachings on grace and original sin.
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D.
Letter to Demetrias
Letter to Demetrias is a theological treatise by the British monk Pelagius, written as spiritual guidance to a young Roman noblewoman and known for articulating key Pelagian views on free will and moral responsibility.
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E.
Epistolae
Epistolae is a collection of letters by Anselm of Canterbury that offers insight into his theological thought, spiritual guidance, and ecclesiastical affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pamphlet letter
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political essay ⓘ |
| aimedAt | American colonial readers ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American resistance to the Townshend Acts ⓘ |
| author | John Dickinson ⓘ |
| circulationForm | reprinted in multiple colonial newspapers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| documentType | primary source of American Revolutionary era political thought ⓘ |
| genre |
political writing
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revolutionary-era pamphlet ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
pre-Revolutionary period in British North America
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tensions between Great Britain and American colonies ⓘ |
| influenced |
American colonial public opinion
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American revolutionary thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British constitutional tradition
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Enlightenment political ideas ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArgumentType | appeal to rights under the British constitution ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
British taxation in the American colonies
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Parliamentary authority over the colonies ⓘ constitutional rights of American colonists ⓘ resistance to unconstitutional taxation ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| notableFor | clarity of constitutional argument against Parliamentary taxation ⓘ |
| partOf | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | American colonial patriot perspective ⓘ |
| positionOnIssue |
argues that taxation without consent is unconstitutional
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defends rights of Englishmen for American colonists ⓘ opposes British taxation policies in the American colonies ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1767–1768 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1768 ⓘ |
| purpose | to persuade colonists to resist unconstitutional British taxation ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| workSeriesAuthor | Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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Subject: Letter XI Description of subject: Letter XI is one of the essays in John Dickinson’s influential 1767–1768 series "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania," which argued against British taxation policies in the American colonies.
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