Troubles between England & the colonies...
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April 14, 1768
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, April 14, 1768
* Rare Colonial Pennsylvania title
* British & America tensions
* Pre Revolutionary War
Over two-thirds of the front page are taken up with a great: "Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Shelburne" from Massachusetts Bay, which goes to some length to detail the struggles of the colonists with the recent acts of Parliament. Portions include: "...your lordship will be pleased to remember that by the Act of Parliament the Colonies are prohibited from importing commodities & manufactures of the growth of Europe, saving a few articles, except from Great Britain...the colonies are restrained by Act of Parliament from sending to foreign ports. This is in reality a tax, tho' an indirect one, on the colonies..." with so much more. See photos for the full text.
Most of pg. 2 is similarly taken up with concerns on the relations between America & England, portions seen in the photos below. Pg. 2 also has a short item concerning protest against the billeting act & the suspension of the legislature of New York (see photos).
A wealth of ads including runaway reward ads, and on: "To be Sold...A Negroe woman with a child at her breast..." (see).
A wealth of fine content in this colonial newspaper once published by Benjamin Franklin. Complete in 4 pgs., coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead, tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, scattered foxing, very nice condition.
* Rare Colonial Pennsylvania title
* British & America tensions
* Pre Revolutionary War
Over two-thirds of the front page are taken up with a great: "Letter to the Right Hon. the Earl of Shelburne" from Massachusetts Bay, which goes to some length to detail the struggles of the colonists with the recent acts of Parliament. Portions include: "...your lordship will be pleased to remember that by the Act of Parliament the Colonies are prohibited from importing commodities & manufactures of the growth of Europe, saving a few articles, except from Great Britain...the colonies are restrained by Act of Parliament from sending to foreign ports. This is in reality a tax, tho' an indirect one, on the colonies..." with so much more. See photos for the full text.
Most of pg. 2 is similarly taken up with concerns on the relations between America & England, portions seen in the photos below. Pg. 2 also has a short item concerning protest against the billeting act & the suspension of the legislature of New York (see photos).
A wealth of ads including runaway reward ads, and on: "To be Sold...A Negroe woman with a child at her breast..." (see).
A wealth of fine content in this colonial newspaper once published by Benjamin Franklin. Complete in 4 pgs., coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead, tiny binding holes at the blank spine margin, scattered foxing, very nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
