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The historic meeting of General Howe with Franklin, Adams, and Rutledge...
The historic meeting of General Howe with Franklin, Adams, and Rutledge...
Item # 703429
December 07, 1776
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 7, 1776 A bit of the front page & most of page 2 are taken up with the conclusion of: "The A Proposed Plan or Frame of Government for the Commonwealth or State of Pennsylvania, Lately received from America". Page 3 has various items concerning the war.
Over half of page 7 is taken up with: "Advices from America" with reports from Philadelphia concerning the: "Sketch of Propositions communicated to Lord Howe on the 12th of August 1776" concerning taxes, which include several documents including one signed by: Howe, and another signed by: Charles Thomson, secretary of Congress. Discussions also relate to the historic meeting between General Howe and Adams, Franklin & Rutledge during which Howe demanded a revocation of the Declaration of Independence, which was refused.
Note in the photos the dispatch dated Sept. 6, 1776 in which: "The members chosen, Mr. Franklin, Mr. J. Adams, and Mr. Rutledge..." and what follows, principally on the back page, is the detailed report from these 3 notable leaders on the meeting with Howe. Portions include: "...We gave it as our opinion to his Lordship that a return to the domination of Great Britain was not now to be expected...we declared our independence: That this declaration had been called for by the people of the colonies in general; that every colony had approved of it when made & all now considered themselves as independent states..." with much more.
This is a very historic report and unusual to find the details of the meeting in a period newspaper.
Eight pages, 8 1/2 by 11 1/4 inches, good condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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