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Great front page content in a 1776 newspaper... Minutemen described...
Great front page content in a 1776 newspaper... Minutemen described...
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February 08, 1776
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Feb. 8, 1776 The entire front page contains a terrific "Letter from an Officer Retired, to his Son in Parliament" which deals with the Revolutionary War. Truly great reading and terrific to have this on the front page, with portions including: "...I am fully satisfied that the British legislature is supreme over the whole empire & has an undoubted right to bind America by its statues...but the colonists do not plead oppressive immoderate taxation...they deny the supremacy of Great Britain, even thus qualified, and openly avow their long-projected scheme of independence. If once independent, America is the rival &enemy of Britain...What do the favourers of American rebellion expect, or hope, or wish, as the end & conclusion of the present contest? If we do not subdue America will she not prove a most pernicious enemy?..." and so much more (see the photos). This report carries over a bit to page 2.
A nice item on an inside page tells of military problems near Savannah, Georgia, involving colonists loyal to the British. A brief item has a significant report: "His Majesty's ship Solebay arrived yesterday at Cove and we hear has on board Ethan Allen and some other Americans who were lately sent home prisoners, & are now sending back to America." The back page has "An Authentic Letter from North Carolina" which includes a pronouncement from their colonial convention reading: "...We the subscribers, professing our allegiance to the King, and acknowledging the constitutional executive power of government, do solemnly profess, testify, and declare, that we do absolutely believe that neither the parliament of Great Britain nor any constituent member there of have a right to impose taxes on these colonies to regulate the internal policy thereof and that all attempts...are violations of the peace & security of the people & ought to be resisted to the utmost..." with more (see photos) including mention that: "...draw on the continental congress at Philadelphia for 100,000 dollars for the pay & maintenance of three thousand minute men...the minute men are to be trained every day, Sundays not excepted; the uniform is a hunting shirt, leggings or spatterdashes with garters...". Other war items in this letter as well.
Complete in 8 pages, 8 1/4 by 11 inches, in very nice, clean condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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