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One of the "Letters From A Farmer..." series by John Dickinson....
One of the "Letters From A Farmer..." series by John Dickinson....
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February 08, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Feb. 8, 1768 This issue is highlighted by "Letter VIII" by the famed John Dickinson, being the eighth of his twelve famous "Letters From a Farmer In Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies". This series furnished a constitutional basis for the widespread colonial opposition to the English trade acts. While Dickinson agreed that England had the legal power to regulate colonial trade, he denied the parliamentary authority to impose taxes to raise revenues from colonial sources. These essays proved immensely influential in shaping colonial opinion. This letter takes over a full page & is signed at its conclusion: A Farmer.
Elsewhere in the issue are various reports from cities in the colonies, some concerning relations with England.
Complete in 8 pages, 8 1/12 by 10 1/2 inches, nice condition save for the close-trimming noted.
This newspaper published only briefly from December 21, 1767 until 1770. The publishers, John Mein and John Fleeming, were both from Scotland. The Chronicle was a Loyalist paper in the time before the American Revolution. In its second year, Mein printed names in the paper that accused some colonial merchants of breaking a British non-importation agreement. In response, Mein's name appeared on a list of merchants who violated the trade agreement. Mein retaliated by accusing the Merchants' Committee of using the non-importation agreement for illegal profiteering. The irritated readership ransacked the offices of the Chronicle, and ultimately, it ceased operations in 1770. (credit Wikipedia)
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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