Relations between England and America...
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August 15, 1768
PENNSYLVANIA CHRONICLE & UNIVERSAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Aug. 15, 1768
* Pre Revolutionary War tensions
* Colonial
One article begins: "As America has thrown off all kind of allegiance to Great Britain, i.e. denied the authority of King, Lords, and Commons, I have been revolving in my mind what kind of government is most likely to take place on this universal defection..." which then delves into history to consider some answers (see for beginning). The back page has a letter signed "A Farmer" (John Dickinson" concerning a response to a letter to him from the freemen of Lebanon, Connecticut (see).
Other interesting tidbits & news items as well. Complete in 8 pages, nice coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, light damp staining to the top quadrant, nice condition.
This newspaper was a primary means in voicing the anti-British sentiment that was rapidly spreading throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution. The paper gained much notoriety when Goddard printed an article voicing his support for the Boston Tea party. The paper's sympathies and general revolutionary message were a cause of great concern to the British. Soon the newspaper was heavily taxed for its delivery by the Crown Post (the colonial mail system in use at the time), and later the Crown Post simply refused to deliver the publication, driving the newspaper out of business in 1773. This prompted Goddard and Benjamin Franklin to establish an alternative mail system independent of the Crown Post authorities. This alternative system ultimately became the basis of a postal system that would later become the US Post Office. (Wikipedia)
* Pre Revolutionary War tensions
* Colonial
One article begins: "As America has thrown off all kind of allegiance to Great Britain, i.e. denied the authority of King, Lords, and Commons, I have been revolving in my mind what kind of government is most likely to take place on this universal defection..." which then delves into history to consider some answers (see for beginning). The back page has a letter signed "A Farmer" (John Dickinson" concerning a response to a letter to him from the freemen of Lebanon, Connecticut (see).
Other interesting tidbits & news items as well. Complete in 8 pages, nice coat-of-arms engraving in the masthead, 9 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches, light damp staining to the top quadrant, nice condition.
This newspaper was a primary means in voicing the anti-British sentiment that was rapidly spreading throughout the colonies prior to the American Revolution. The paper gained much notoriety when Goddard printed an article voicing his support for the Boston Tea party. The paper's sympathies and general revolutionary message were a cause of great concern to the British. Soon the newspaper was heavily taxed for its delivery by the Crown Post (the colonial mail system in use at the time), and later the Crown Post simply refused to deliver the publication, driving the newspaper out of business in 1773. This prompted Goddard and Benjamin Franklin to establish an alternative mail system independent of the Crown Post authorities. This alternative system ultimately became the basis of a postal system that would later become the US Post Office. (Wikipedia)
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
