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March 12, 1783

THE PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 12, 1783  Page 2 is mostly taken up with a very lengthy letter concerning the repayment by the states of the expenses of the Revolutionary War (see for portions). Page 2 has an item concerning what is to happen to Loyalists, with: "...from New York we learn that the provincial corps, or new levies, are to be immediately disbanded, & those who chose to go to the wilds of Nova Scotia, or to the mountainous, barren island of Newfoundland where for five or six months in a year the earth is covered with snow, will have vessels provided for them...upwards of 70 transports are wooded & watered. It is supposed they will carry off most of the troops. His gracious Majesty, King George the Third, is the most odious & detestable name that can be mentioned to the loyalists at New York, they execrate him as the author of their ruin..." with more.
Page 3 has a great letter from South Carolina which has near the beginning: "That soon after the British troops took possession of this town & its environs a number of your petitioners...for their know attachment to the cause of their country & the zeal they manifested in support of American independence & constitutional liberty...were suddenly arrested & banished..." with much more.
The front page is filled with ads including "Sixteen Dollars Reward" and "Twenty Dollars Reward" for runaway Negro men, with details (see photos). Other runaway ads on other pages. Four pages, very large & handsome engraving in the masthead, very nice condition.

Category: Revolutionary War