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Two of the "Letters From A Farmer..." series by John Dickinson....
Two of the "Letters From A Farmer..." series by John Dickinson....
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January 04, 1768
THE BOSTON CHRONICLE, Jan. 4, 1768 This issue is highlighted by "Letter III" and "Letter IV" by the famed John Dickinson, being two of his twelve famous "Letters From a Farmer In Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies".
This historic series furnished a constitutional basis for the widespread colonial opposition to the English trade acts. While Dickinson agreed that England had the legal power to regulate colonial trade, he denied the parliamentary authority to impose taxes to raise revenues from colonial sources. These essays proved immensely influential in shaping colonial opinion. Letter III takes nearly 1 1/2 pages, and Letter IV takes over a full page, both are signed in type: A Farmer.
Inside has a letter which includes: "...I am sorry to observe that people here seem convinced by our late conduct...that we are for shaking off our dependence on Great Britain, tho' all that know our country are satisfied that it is the furthest thing in the world from our interest & inclination. To whom shall we go for protection?...God Almighty give the sages of New England wisdom to avert the impending storm...". The back page has a letter from the governor of Mass. concerning a boundary line dispute with New York.
Eight pages, 8 1/12 by 10 3/4 inches, small wormhole at the bottom margin, nice condition.
This newspaper published only briefly from December 21, 1767 until 1770. The publishers, John Mein and John Fleeming, were both from Scotland. The Chronicle was a Loyalist paper in the time before the American Revolution. In its second year, Mein printed names in the paper that accused some colonial merchants of breaking a British non-importation agreement. In response, Mein's name appeared on a list of merchants who violated the trade agreement. Mein retaliated by accusing the Merchants' Committee of using the non-importation agreement for illegal profiteering. The irritated readership ransacked the offices of the Chronicle, and ultimately, it ceased operations in 1770. (credit Wikipedia)
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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