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Historic "Proclamation" by Massachusett-Bay...
Historic "Proclamation" by Massachusett-Bay...
Item # 704404
February 27, 1776
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Feb. 27, 1776 Wonderful to find a newspapers not just dated 1776, but from Philadelphia.
The front page begins with a Resolve of Confess noting: "That no vessel loaded for Great Britain, Ireland, or the British West Indies, be permitted to sail until the farther order o this Congress..." with a bit more.
The balance of the front page--and half of page 2--are taken up with: "A Proclamation" from Massachusetts, being a very notable & critical (of England) document found on many website.
It begins: "By the Great and General Court of the Colony of Massachusett's-Bay. A Proclamation. The Frailty of human Nature, the Wants of Individuals, and the numerous Dangers which surround them, through the course of life, have in all Ages and in every Country, Impell'd them to form Societies, and establish Governments. As the Happiness of the People is the sole End of Government, so the Consent of the People is the only Foundation of it, in reason, morality, and the natural fitness of things: and therefore every Act of Government, every Exercise of Sovereignty, against, or without the Consent of the people, is Injustice, Usurpation and Tyranny...". The full text is shown in the photos.
Page 3 has a wonderful response from Maryland to the King's speech of October 26 (noted here as the 27th) in which he discusses growing concern about the rebellion in America, which he viewed as a traitorous action against himself and Great Britain. He urged Parliament to move quickly to end the revolt and bring order to the colonies, giving Parliament his consent to dispatch troops to use against his own subjects, a notion that his colonists believed impossible.
The response by the Maryland Convention id wonderfully patriotic, shown in full in the photos.
Other war-related items as well, including a short bit noting: "Yesterday Lord Cornwallis took leave of his Majesty, he being in a few days to set out to mark for Virginia." Other fine content as well, too lengthy to detail here but seen in the photos.
Four pages, never-trimmed margins, 8 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches, two small binding holes at the blank spine, very nice condition.
The response by the Maryland Convention id wonderfully patriotic, shown in full in the photos.
Other war-related items as well, including a short bit noting: "Yesterday Lord Cornwallis took leave of his Majesty, he being in a few days to set out to mark for Virginia." Other fine content as well, too lengthy to detail here but seen in the photos.
Category: Revolutionary War
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