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April 18, 1766
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A letter from a Dublin gentleman to a Philadelphia friend, dated January 2, praises American resolutions against the Stamp Act as a defense of British constitutional liberties, warning of oppression's spread to Ireland if unresisted.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 3.
A Gentleman in Dublin, in a Letter to his Friend here, of the Second of January, mentioning the Stamp Act, says; "Your Resolutions, with regard to that extraordinary Exertion of Power, have given us here the most unfeigned Satisfaction, as the Attempt has been justly esteemed a violent Invasion of the British Constitution; to the Freedom and Protection of which every Person, under the Government of Britain, has an indispensable Right. -- And we of Ireland, in case you had tamely submitted, had but a melancholy Prospect for the Security of our Liberties, as the Rod of Oppression would have been soon brandished over us. -- We hope the noble Stand you have made, will be productive of every good Effect."
A Gentleman in Dublin, in a Letter to his Friend here, of the Second of January, mentioning the Stamp Act, says; "Your Resolutions, with regard to that extraordinary Exertion of Power, have given us here the most unfeigned Satisfaction, as the Attempt has been justly esteemed a violent Invasion of the British Constitution; to the Freedom and Protection of which every Person, under the Government of Britain, has an indispensable Right. -- And we of Ireland, in case you had tamely submitted, had but a melancholy Prospect for the Security of our Liberties, as the Rod of Oppression would have been soon brandished over us. -- We hope the noble Stand you have made, will be productive of every good Effect."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Stamp Act
American Resolutions
British Constitution
Irish Liberties
Oppression
What entities or persons were involved?
A Gentleman In Dublin
Where did it happen?
Philadelphia, Dublin
Story Details
Key Persons
A Gentleman In Dublin
Location
Philadelphia, Dublin
Event Date
April 3; Second Of January
Story Details
A Dublin gentleman writes to his Philadelphia friend expressing satisfaction with American resistance to the Stamp Act, seen as an invasion of British rights, and hopes it protects Irish liberties too.