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Letter to Editor
March 13, 1772
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In Portsmouth on March 12, a letter urges printers Messrs. Fowles to remind select-men, justices, and highway surveyors to clear snow-blocked roads after eight days, preventing starvation risks and easing jury burdens for the ongoing Superior Court.
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Portsmouth March. 12.
Messrs. Fowles
It is desired you would give a friendly Jog, and awake the Select-Men, Justices, and Surveyors of the Highways: Be so good as to tell them, all the Roads to this Town have been blocked up with Snow for eight Days past, and that the Inhabitants hope, when their NAP is out, they will take Care the Town is no longer kept in Danger of starving, thro' Neglect only--- And also that this Town may not be obliged to furnish all the Jurymen to the Superior Court now sitting here.
Messrs. Fowles
It is desired you would give a friendly Jog, and awake the Select-Men, Justices, and Surveyors of the Highways: Be so good as to tell them, all the Roads to this Town have been blocked up with Snow for eight Days past, and that the Inhabitants hope, when their NAP is out, they will take Care the Town is no longer kept in Danger of starving, thro' Neglect only--- And also that this Town may not be obliged to furnish all the Jurymen to the Superior Court now sitting here.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Infrastructure
Social Issues
What keywords are associated?
Snow Blocked Roads
Portsmouth Highways
Public Neglect
Superior Court
Jury Burden
What entities or persons were involved?
Messrs. Fowles
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Messrs. Fowles
Main Argument
local authorities must clear snow-blocked roads to prevent starvation due to neglect and to avoid overburdening the town with jurors for the superior court.
Notable Details
Roads Blocked For Eight Days
Danger Of Starving
Superior Court Sitting