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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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In Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey, inhabitants met on July 31, summoned by the Vice President of the New Jersey Council, to denounce the recent revolt of Pennsylvania troops against Congress and pledge their lives and fortunes to support the government against invasion or internal unrest.
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The Vice President of the Council of New-Jersey on receiving an official account of the late revolt of the Pennsylvania troops, immediately summoned a meeting of the inhabitants of Trenton, and the vicinity who, together with those of Princetown, unanimously expressed their utmost abhorrence of the gross and daring insult offered to Congress, the Supreme Government of the American Union: and cheerfully pledged their lives and fortunes to the government, in whatever way their services might be required, whether in repelling foreign invasion, or quelling intestine tumults.
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Trenton, New Jersey
Event Date
July 31
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unanimous expression of abhorrence and pledge of lives and fortunes to the government.
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The Vice President summoned a meeting of inhabitants of Trenton and vicinity, including Princetown, in response to the late revolt of Pennsylvania troops; they expressed abhorrence of the insult to Congress and pledged support against foreign invasion or internal tumults.