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List of 25 intriguing questions for government... An attack upon Common Sense... Washington's letter...
List of 25 intriguing questions for government... An attack upon Common Sense... Washington's letter...
Item # 704678
April 16, 1776
THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 16, 1776 A wonderful issue, as half of the front page is a report from congress which reflects upon the historic Continental Association of 1774 at which they agreed they: "...would not purchase or use any Tea imported on accounts of the East India Company..." with much detail, ending with a Resolve that: "...Bohea Tea ought not to be sold in the smallest quantities at a higher price in any colony..." with more.
The balance of the front page is an Address to General Washington in which the Selectmen of Boston thank him for ridding the city of the British, noting in part: "...with all grateful respect, congratulate your Excellency on the success of your military operations in the recovery of this town from an enemy...that this acquisition has been made with so little effusion of human blood..." with more.
This is followed by: "His Excellency's Answer" which is signed by him in type: Geo. Washington.
The above is wonderful content for a displayable front page.
Page 2 has a brief item noting: "Last Saturday his Excellency General WASHINGTON arrived at New York from Cambridge." and then: "The following proclamation was issued previous to the evacuation of Boston by the Ministerial troops" which was issued by General William Howe, the photos showing the text.
Over half of page 3 is taken up with a list of 25 "Serious Questions addressed to the Congress, and all other Legislative Bodies in America." obviously most relating to the Revolutionary War. There are some very intriguing "what if" questions.
The back page begins with ad advertisement for the printing of "Additions to Plain Truth, addressed to the inhabitants of America, containing farther remarks on a late pamphlet entitled COMMON SENSE, wherein are clearly & fully shown that American independence is an illusory, ruinous, and impracticable..." with more. This was obviously an opposing response to Common Sense.
In his book "46 Pages" author Scott Liell discusses this pamphlet as one of just a few feeble attempts to discredit the thoughts expounded in Thomas Paine's immensely popular Common Sense. It was a short-lived piece and never fully found sympathy among the colonists. Interesting to find a period advertisement for it, with various details.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, 8 1/4 by 10 1/2 inches, great condition.
Category: Revolutionary War
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