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John Hancock sees a need to prepare for war... John Penn hopes for a reconciliation with England...
John Hancock sees a need to prepare for war... John Penn hopes for a reconciliation with England...
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March 02, 1775
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, March 2, 1775 All of the front page & most of page 2 are taken up with: "From Brydone's tour through Sicily and Malta, Letter XXI" with a Palermo dateline.
Page 3 has a nice item from the Provincial Congress in Cambridge dated Feb. 15 and signed in type by: John Hancock, President, which begins: "Whereas it appears to this Congress...that there is real cause to fear that the reasonable & just applications of this Continent to Great Britain, 'for peace, liberty and safety', will not meet a favourable reception...have reason to apprehend that the sudden destruction of this colony...is intended for refusing, with the other American colonies, tamely to submit to the most ignominious slavery..." with more on their need to prepare quickly for war, including mention of the need for minutemen.
Page 3 also contains an address by Pennsylvania Governor John Penn to the Assembly, which begins: "At a time when the disputes between Great Britain & her colonies are drawing towards an alarming crisis..." and ends with: "...I mot ardently wish...the other colonies may be of such a temperate & dutiful nature, as to afford a foundation for a re-establishment of that harmony with the Mother Country, which is so essential to both."
Four pages, 8 by 10 inches, very nice condition.
Page 3 has a nice item from the Provincial Congress in Cambridge dated Feb. 15 and signed in type by: John Hancock, President, which begins: "Whereas it appears to this Congress...that there is real cause to fear that the reasonable & just applications of this Continent to Great Britain, 'for peace, liberty and safety', will not meet a favourable reception...have reason to apprehend that the sudden destruction of this colony...is intended for refusing, with the other American colonies, tamely to submit to the most ignominious slavery..." with more on their need to prepare quickly for war, including mention of the need for minutemen.
Page 3 also contains an address by Pennsylvania Governor John Penn to the Assembly, which begins: "At a time when the disputes between Great Britain & her colonies are drawing towards an alarming crisis..." and ends with: "...I mot ardently wish...the other colonies may be of such a temperate & dutiful nature, as to afford a foundation for a re-establishment of that harmony with the Mother Country, which is so essential to both."
Four pages, 8 by 10 inches, very nice condition.
Category: Revolutionary War