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Domestic News
May 30, 1766
Rind's Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Eagle, Capt. James Ewing, arrived at Hampton from Glasgow after 5 weeks, bringing London papers confirming the King's assent to the Stamp Act repeal on March 18, the day after it passed the House of Lords.
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On Sunday last arrived at Hampton, the Eagle, Capt. James Ewing, in 5 Weeks from Glasgow, who brings with him London Papers, which contain a Confirmation of the agreeable News inserted in our Gazette of the 16th Instant, to wit, That the King had been graciously pleased to give his Royal Assent to the Repeal of the Stamp-Act on the 18th of March last, which was the Day after it had passed the House of Lords.
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman of undoubted Veracity at Princess-Anne, to another in this City.
"The King gave his Assent to the Repeal of the Stamp-Act the 18th of March, the Day after it passed the House of Lords.
This Account we have by a Scotch Ship in Five Weeks from some Place in Scotland, who brought London Papers, which I saw."
Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman of undoubted Veracity at Princess-Anne, to another in this City.
"The King gave his Assent to the Repeal of the Stamp-Act the 18th of March, the Day after it passed the House of Lords.
This Account we have by a Scotch Ship in Five Weeks from some Place in Scotland, who brought London Papers, which I saw."
What sub-type of article is it?
Arrival Departure
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Stamp Act Repeal
Eagle Arrival
Glasgow Ship
King's Assent
What entities or persons were involved?
Capt. James Ewing
Where did it happen?
Hampton
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Hampton
Event Date
On Sunday Last
Key Persons
Capt. James Ewing
Outcome
confirmation of the king's royal assent to the repeal of the stamp-act on the 18th of march
Event Details
The Eagle arrived at Hampton from Glasgow in 5 weeks, bringing London Papers confirming the repeal of the Stamp-Act, as previously reported in the Gazette of the 16th Instant. An extract from a letter at Princess-Anne corroborates the account from a Scotch ship.