THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, June, 1769  Perhaps the most interesting article is: "American Grievances..." which references "The Middlesex Petition"¸a document presented to King George III in 1769 by a group of Middlesex County freeholders seeking redress for grievances against the British government, particularly concerning issues of liberty and representation, then leads to the concerns expressed by the Americas. Eleven concerns are listed.
The list is followed by: "These, sir, form the principal grievances under which America labours; grievances so atrocious that to any one impressed with the least sense of liberty, they need only to be mentioned that they may be felt & abhorred..." with more. Among the grievances are: "Raising a perpetual revenue without the consent of the people...", "Compelling his majesty's subjects to trial in all revenue matters out of their respective colonies...", "Impowering the crown to seize & send over to Britain the American subject without any legal indictment..." and "Quartering soldiers by violence in the town of Boston..." and more.
Also of interest is the: "Letter from a Committee of Merchants in Philadelphia to the Committee of Merchants in London" which again expresses concerns for ill treatment of the colonists.
The plate called for is lacking.
Complete in 48 pages, 5 by 8 inches, full title/contents page with an engraving of St. John's Gate, irregular at the spine from disbinding, good condition.

A very nice magazine from during the midst of troubles leading to the Revolutionary War from the "mother country" with a wide range of varied content. This was the first periodical to use the word "magazine" in its title, having begun in 1731 and lasting until 1907.