Upon his removal from office , Dummer continued to help his native Massachusetts " without pay and without appointment " . Dummer 's continuing role in New England politics eventually led to his two important literary works . His first work , " A Letter to a Noble Lord concerning the late Expedition to Canada " , stated reasons for the expansion into French Canada , as well as why the 1711 expedition to Quebec failed . His other publication , '' A Defense of the New-England Charters '' , was an incredibly important work that argued on behalf of the New England colonies
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Jeremiah Dummer