Interesting commentary on the Revolutionary War...
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November 29, 1775
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 1775 The front page has extracts of letters that were seized by American vessels & published by order of Congress. All of the letters are to officers in Boston, the first beginning: "My imagination cannot point out the extreme uneasiness of your friends and relations here, at the very disagreeable situation you are in...".
A second letter mentions in part: "I was very happy to find you were not of the detachment to Bunker's Hill; never was such a slaughter!...so many of our friends but the other day parted, so butchered!...we are preparing to send you more help...".
A third letter begins: "Never was I so much surprised as to hear of the stand the American have made against his Majesty's troops..." and a fourth begins: "People are much divided in their sentiments about the Americans..." and more (see photos below).
An interesting pg. 2 letter from a British officer says in part: "...I should have been a Major before this if it had not been for this cursed rebellion...". Also a lengthy letter: "To the American Soldier" signed in type: A Soldier.
A pg. 3 report from "New York" begins: "...yesterday Capt. Henry Livingston arrived...from Montreal and informs us of the surrender of that city to General Montgomery...". Also word that a large quantity of gunpowder: "...was expected...[to] fall into the hands of Col. Arnold who...was arrived before Quebec and no doubt would very soon reduce that place..." A report from Philadelphia says the: "...Lady of His Excellency General Washington...set out for Cambridge." Plus there are many other reports relating to the Revolutionary War, too much to list here, but some of the photos include portions.
Areas of light staining to the right margin and some areas of foxing to pg. 3, otherwise untrimmed margins and in great condition. Nice coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead.
A second letter mentions in part: "I was very happy to find you were not of the detachment to Bunker's Hill; never was such a slaughter!...so many of our friends but the other day parted, so butchered!...we are preparing to send you more help...".
A third letter begins: "Never was I so much surprised as to hear of the stand the American have made against his Majesty's troops..." and a fourth begins: "People are much divided in their sentiments about the Americans..." and more (see photos below).
An interesting pg. 2 letter from a British officer says in part: "...I should have been a Major before this if it had not been for this cursed rebellion...". Also a lengthy letter: "To the American Soldier" signed in type: A Soldier.
A pg. 3 report from "New York" begins: "...yesterday Capt. Henry Livingston arrived...from Montreal and informs us of the surrender of that city to General Montgomery...". Also word that a large quantity of gunpowder: "...was expected...[to] fall into the hands of Col. Arnold who...was arrived before Quebec and no doubt would very soon reduce that place..." A report from Philadelphia says the: "...Lady of His Excellency General Washington...set out for Cambridge." Plus there are many other reports relating to the Revolutionary War, too much to list here, but some of the photos include portions.
Areas of light staining to the right margin and some areas of foxing to pg. 3, otherwise untrimmed margins and in great condition. Nice coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead.
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