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Much on non-importation, and more...
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October 16, 1769
PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Oct. 16, 1769 Nice coat-of-arms in the masthead makes this colonial issue displayable. Page 2 has a report from Boston noting in part: "...A motion was thereupon made...that the thanks of the town be & hereby are given to William Bollan for his general care in transmitting to the selectmen...letters wrote to his Majesty's ministers...the disposition & conduct of the inhabitants of the town have been grossly misrepresented to our Sovereign...also unanimously voted that the hon....Mr. Samuel Adams, John Adams...Dr. Joseph Warren...appointed a committee to consider what measures are proper to be taken to vindicate the character of the town from the false & injurious representations..." with more (see). This is followed by a motion which includes: "The merchants...through the continent...with a view to obtain a redress of the grievances so loudly & justly complained of, having almost unanimously engaged to suspend their importations from Great Britain...". Further on is: "...Voted unanimously, that these several persons by continuing their importation from time to time, contrary to the sense of the trade, notwithstanding the pains that has been taken to prevail with them to accede to the agreement...a total disregard to that of the public...are not only unworthy of the countenance & favour of the public...but by this their conduct have rendered themselves justly obnoxious to all who have any regard for the welfare of their country..." with even more (see). This content is lengthy and carries over to the following page.
Elsewhere is nearly a column on: "A short Narrative of a few Interesting Facts Relating to Corsica". Also a nearly column long document from New York on: "...Commissioners, appointed under the great Seal of Great Britain for setting the boundary line between this colony and New Jersey, pronounced their decree..." with much more (see). Also a brief note that: "On Tuesday last John Hancock and Thomas Brattle, set out from hence on their return to Boston. Their engaging behaviour added to their firmness in the cause of Liberty...". Also a report concerning the Sons of Liberty (see). The back page has a lengthy Act signed by John Penn.
Complete in 8 pages, 9 1/2 by 11 3/4 inches, very nice condition.
This newspaper was a primary means in voicing the anti-British sentiment that was rapidly spreading throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution. The paper gained much notoriety when Goddard printed an article voicing his support for the Boston Tea Party. The paper's sympathies and general revolutionary message were a cause of great concern to the British. Soon the newspaper was heavily taxed for its delivery by the Crown Post (the colonial mail system in use at the time), and later the Crown Post simply refused to deliver the publication, driving the newspaper out of business in 1773. This prompted Goddard and Benjamin Franklin to establish an alternative mail system independent of the Crown Post authorities. This alternative system ultimately became the basis of a postal system that would later become the US Post Office. (Wikipedia)
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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