The monarch refused to even receive it. It had been handed to the Earl of Darmouth on September 1, 1775, by Richard Penn and Arthur Lee on behalf o the Continental Congress. John Dickinson was its author. With careful language, the document expressed the disatisfaction of colonists with the policies of the crown´s ministers and justifies taking arms as a form of self-defense. The document manifests loyalty to the crown. After learning the reaction of the king, many Americans came to realize that the opressive policies approved by Parliament were of the king´s knowledge.
