THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 30, 1774

* re. Boston Port Bill
* America to stand or fall

Almost two-thirds of the ftpg. is taken up with: "Thoughts on the Act for Making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec".
An inside page has items headed: "America" which includes an item datelined from Philadelphia notes: "...an express arrived here from Boston requesting us to stop all importation & exportation from & to Great Britain & every part of the West Indies, and last night we had a meeting...several gentlemen spoke to the matter who were of opinion that a non-importation & exportation should be duly considered before it was entered into & that it would be better to take next week than at present as the time is now approaching we either stand or fall."
The bkpg. has a report which includes: "...the most intelligent merchants in the Boston trade are of opinion that if the port of Boston is shut up six months the trade will be irrecoverable & there is no suffering the act to take place under a 3 month exclusion from trade, so that they have a most ticklish part to act...all those who are for encouraging the Americans to throw of their subjection to the supreme Legislature of Great Britain & throw themselves entirely into the hands of the sovereign alone...are actually engaged in dividing the British empire...". Also a report of troubles with the Indians near Williamsburg, Virginia.
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, partial red ink tax stamp on page 4, very nice, clean condition.