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Troubles with America, plus a letter from Ben Franklin...



Item # 703442

January 23, 1775

ARIS'S BIRMINGHAM GAZETTE, England, Jan. 23, 1775  The first column of the front page includes a letter signed in type by Benjamin Franklin and Arthur Lee concerning a recently released pamphlet which was a petition to the King. Also mention that: "...Two regiments of the regular troops have deserted from General Gage...".
Other reports from America follow this letter. Page 2 has reports from the House of Commons that includes some talk re. American troubles. Page 3 has reports from the House of Lords, also with text on the American troubles. 
Four pages, folio size, some wear at margins, generally good.

Item from Catalog 347 (released for October, 2024)

Category: Revolutionary War