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1768 Colonial Boston original...
1768 Colonial Boston original...
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June 06, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Boston, Massachusetts, June 6, 1768 The publisher of this newspaper had Loyalist leanings, causing its demise before the formal outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Under reports from London is: "...Letters from Boston, New England, mention that the late public spirit for establishing new manufactures was greatly subsided, the adventurers having met with nothing but disappointments in procuring materials, scarcity of money, & high price of wages." Elsewhere is: "...some dispatches said to be of importance were sent away...to be put on board the packet boat bond for New York, for Major General Gage, commander in chief of his Majesty's forces in North America...Letters from Boston & Philadelphia mention that house rent had fallen in those cities...occasioned by the decay of trade & great scarcity of money."
Under: "America" is a report noting: "...from Fort Pitt we learn that the treaty with the Indians...was concluded; that the Shawanese had made some scruples at first...they all seemed well pleased." This is followed by a letter from Fort Pitt (see), and then an address from Massachusetts (see), then another article which includes: "...His Excellency the governor have appointed John Hancock, Esq., to be first Major of the independent company of cadets...".
Complete in 8 pages, measures 8 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches, very nice, clean condition. A nice opportunity for a colonial Boston newspaper at a reasonable price.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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