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Boston-Gazette. Supplement No. 800, August 6, 1770. Choice content. 2 pp.
Inventory #21556.01 $1,500
[side A]
- Prominent notice of Sons & Friends of Liberty Festival set for Aug. 14th, mentioning Paul Revere, Edes & Gill, et al.
- Charleston, S.C. statue of William Pitt raised, with flag: “Pitt and Liberty” and with pedestal reading, “... Who Gloriously Exerted Himself In Defending The Freedom of America The True Sons Of England By Promoting A Repeal Of The Stamp Act In The Year 1766…”
- Letter from J.P. a Farmer to the Farmers of the several counties of the Province of New-York: “My dear countrymen, the New Yorkers have betrayed us…and are now actually entailing the Curse of Slavery on us and on our Children, together with all the inhabitants of America….avoid an Importer as you would the ------ …. Be resolute then – be firm – join the glorious patriots of America, in the cause of Liberty: Then shall we put it out of the power of Earth and Hell to inslave the free-born sons of America!”
- Ensuing commencement at Princeton, seniors will be dressed in American Manufactures.
- “A very fine likely Negro Child to be given away; inquire of Edes & Gill.
- interesting letter from Brutus on trade in the colonies, New York’s “defection” and discussing Robert Auchmuty.
[side B]
- Rev. George Whitefield arrives in Rhode Island.
- letter “To the Baptists in the Province of Massachusett-Bay, who are and have been oppressed in any Way on a Religious Account.” Indicating that church and state have clearly not been separate.
- another letter on “the defection of New-York.”
- for sale, “a genteel, strong, hearty Negro Fellow of about 26 Years old, brought up to Work…”
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