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A Tory newspaper from the Revolutionary War...
A Tory newspaper from the Revolutionary War...
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April 11, 1778
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER OR THE PHILADELPHIA MARKET-DAY ADVERTISER, April 11, 1778 This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia.
The front page has a report from Paris which reads in part: * ...number of officers, furnished with letters of recommendation from Messrs. Franklin & Dean, went from hence to America; part of them landed at Boston & the other at Charles Town from whence they wrote to Mr. Washington & to the Congress to obtain posts in the army...there were not any vacant, they offered themselves as volunteers. This not being accepted...they desired to be indemnified for the expense of their voyage..." with more.
Page 2 has much reporting from Congress, including: "Doctor Franklin has lately received repeated accounts from Congress informing him that the disposition of America was now changed from war to that of peace, urging him therefore to enforce an accommodation with Great Britain upon the best terms he could...". One of the other references to America notes: "...It was synonymous with saying, 'We resign pretensions to America--we cannot subdue them--let them be independent--This was the language of this proposal...".
Page 3 has a report From Philadelphia which includes: "...information being received that a body of rebels had made their appearance at Frankfort...with a party of the Philadelphia light dragoons...with 50 Bucks volunteers were sent out after them...came up to the rebel advanced picaquet...were soon drove back with the loss of two men to a party of 50...they meant to make a stand..." with more.
Four pages, light damp stain to a lower corner, numeric notations next to ads do disfigure some, otherwise nice condition. Not surprisingly, being a Tory newspaper the masthead features an engraving of the Royal coat-of-arms.
Category: Revolutionary War
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