Loyalists upset at being uprooted in New York & taken to Nova Scotia...

Item # 714383

March 22, 1783

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 22, 1783 Two-thirds of the front page are taken up with: "Motion For Considering the Report on the American Trade Bill" in the House of Commons. Mention of the first trade ship from the U.K. to America.
The back page has a letter form Nova Scotia noting: "...arrived...above 400 refugees from New York; they are amply furnished with a year's provision & some materials for building & are promised 500 acres of land for each family. It is affirmed that 2000 families more will follow in the Spring...that notwithstanding the generous assistance of government, these exiles are really in a distressed & unhappy situation; most of them left large estates in the revolted colonies, which, after suffering incredible hardships on account of their loyalty, they must exchange for a miserable allotment in the rugged & uncultivated wilds of Acadia...".
Eight pages,8 1/2 by 11 inches, a few stray marks to the front page, nice condition.