General Gage, John Hancock, & Dr. Warren...
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December 15, 1774
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 15, 1774 The entire front page & a bit of pg. 2 are taken up with: "A Letter from a Virginian to the Members of the Congress to be held at Philadelphia on the First of September 1774" which would have been the First Continental Congress. This excellent item begins: "The author of this letter delivers his sentiments on the subject of the present difference between Great Britain and her American Colonies with great candour and judgment..." with much more Truly some great reading (see for portions). This work is presumed to have been written by Jonathan Boucher.
An inside page has "Advices From America" which includes reports from the Mass. Provincial Congress as well as a document signed in type by: John Hancock (see). Yet another report has reports from the New York Gazette, mentioning Dr. Warren, President of the Committee of Correspondence, concerning the Royal Army in Boston creating defensive fortifications, with a response signed in type by Tho. Gage which begins: "Gentlemen, the previous menaces daily thrown out, & the unusual warlike preparations throughout the country made it an act of duty in me to pursue the measures I have taken in constructing what you call a fortress, which, unless annoyed, will annoy nobody..." with more (see). Other good American mention as well.
Complete in 8 pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, a wear slit to the front leaf causes partial loss to 12 words in the ftpg. article, otherwise in good condition.
An inside page has "Advices From America" which includes reports from the Mass. Provincial Congress as well as a document signed in type by: John Hancock (see). Yet another report has reports from the New York Gazette, mentioning Dr. Warren, President of the Committee of Correspondence, concerning the Royal Army in Boston creating defensive fortifications, with a response signed in type by Tho. Gage which begins: "Gentlemen, the previous menaces daily thrown out, & the unusual warlike preparations throughout the country made it an act of duty in me to pursue the measures I have taken in constructing what you call a fortress, which, unless annoyed, will annoy nobody..." with more (see). Other good American mention as well.
Complete in 8 pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, a wear slit to the front leaf causes partial loss to 12 words in the ftpg. article, otherwise in good condition.
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