Next time: this issue has the text of John Dickinson's "Liberty Song", which is "A Song" noted in the description below & a photo. See item 726077 = $1250
THE NEW YORK GAZETTE; OR THE WEEKLY POST-BOY, July 11, 1768  

* Rare colonial American title
* From a troubling period in American history

A nice colonial newspaper from during the troubling period between the Stamp Act and the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.

The entire front page is taken up with number 18 of what would become a 57 part series titled: "The American Whig" which related to the concerns of the Anglicans to have their own "native" bishop in the colonies. It carries over to pg. 2 where it is followed by: "A Kick for the Whipper" number 8.

Pg. 2 also has: "A Message from his Excellency Horatio Sharpe, Governor & Commander in Chief...Maryland" (see) which is followed by a response to him which includes: "...when the people of America think themselves aggrieved by the late acts of parliament imposing taxes on them for the sole & express purpose of raising a revenue..." with more (see). There is additional correspondence from and two the governor of Massachusetts Bay concerning relations with England (see for portions), carrying over to page 3.

Page 3 also has a very patriotic song (see for words) which includes: "Come, join Hand in Hand, brave Americans all, and rouse your bold Heart at fair Liberty's call..." with much more. The back page is taken up with ads.

Complete in four pages, nice engraving in the masthead, evenly browned throughout but causing no loss of readability. Nice condition.