Great wealth of terrific content, including mention of "independence"...
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August 20, 1774
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, August 20, 1774 The front page has news headed: "America" with reports from Savannah and Charleston, concerning Indian affairs (see photos).
Page 2 has a letter from Boston which includes: "...our affairs have taken such a turn that we have not the smallest prospect of our ports being opened this year...with the shutting up of the ports it has effectually tied up our hands for the present...The other Colonies seem to come into the plan of a congress to meeting the Fall; our chief hopes are from them taking up our cause and it becoming general; there is no chance left of our taking any steps for the relief of the town before this congress. Our views are...very different from most of the other colonies; at present nothing less than independency will serve us..." and a bit further on is: "A plan for a general confederacy of all the friends of liberty is in contemplation in order to establish a constitutional & corresponding society in every county..." with more. The "plan of a congress" & "confederacy" referred to would be the First Continental Congress to be held in Philadelphia in September, 1774. And terrific to have such early mention of "independence" in a 1774 newspaper.
Near the back most of a page is taken up with reports from America, including "Proceedings of the Committee of Correspondence of the City of New York, July 9, 1774" which includes some great content, and a list of the members who voted "Affirmative" and "negative" (see photos). This is followed by a letter from Maryland concerning the Boston Port Bill & the tea situation, including: "...the tea you shipped for H. and K. per the Geddes was landed before the arrival of it was publicly known; it is however stored & not allowed to be sold...". This carries over to the next page, and is followed by another great letter from Charleston (see photos).
And the great content carries over to the back page as well with text from the Boston Gazette, beginning: "To the consumers of British manufactures through this whole continent--the poor persecuted and almost ruined inhabitants of this once flourishing town of Boston, send greeting..." with more (see photos).
A terrific amount of great content, too much to list here (see). Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, very nice condition.
Page 2 has a letter from Boston which includes: "...our affairs have taken such a turn that we have not the smallest prospect of our ports being opened this year...with the shutting up of the ports it has effectually tied up our hands for the present...The other Colonies seem to come into the plan of a congress to meeting the Fall; our chief hopes are from them taking up our cause and it becoming general; there is no chance left of our taking any steps for the relief of the town before this congress. Our views are...very different from most of the other colonies; at present nothing less than independency will serve us..." and a bit further on is: "A plan for a general confederacy of all the friends of liberty is in contemplation in order to establish a constitutional & corresponding society in every county..." with more. The "plan of a congress" & "confederacy" referred to would be the First Continental Congress to be held in Philadelphia in September, 1774. And terrific to have such early mention of "independence" in a 1774 newspaper.
Near the back most of a page is taken up with reports from America, including "Proceedings of the Committee of Correspondence of the City of New York, July 9, 1774" which includes some great content, and a list of the members who voted "Affirmative" and "negative" (see photos). This is followed by a letter from Maryland concerning the Boston Port Bill & the tea situation, including: "...the tea you shipped for H. and K. per the Geddes was landed before the arrival of it was publicly known; it is however stored & not allowed to be sold...". This carries over to the next page, and is followed by another great letter from Charleston (see photos).
And the great content carries over to the back page as well with text from the Boston Gazette, beginning: "To the consumers of British manufactures through this whole continent--the poor persecuted and almost ruined inhabitants of this once flourishing town of Boston, send greeting..." with more (see photos).
A terrific amount of great content, too much to list here (see). Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
