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Item # 583755

September 13, 1773

THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT, Scotland, Sept. 13, 1773 

* Native American Indians

Page 2 has a full column of reporting under "America" with reports from Charleston with much on the situation with the Cherokee & Creek Indians, and also bits noting: "...vessels belonging to Rhode Island...carried into New Providence are, we hear, both condemned. One of them had 18 chests of tea on board, & the other a quantity of foreign rum." Further on is another letter from Charleston which includes some discussion on land in George recently purchased from the Indians (see photos). Page 3 has a brief letter from Maryland which concludes: "..tho' I am afraid the Boston affair will disturb us again."
Four pages, folio size, nice condition.

Category: Revolutionary War