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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Britain indicate severe scarcity of specie leading to widespread use of paper currency, causing labor shortages and public discontent. People curse the king, his allies, and Tories, and desire peace and free trade with America, similar to U.S. issues in 1778-1780.
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Late advices from Britain mention, that specie is become exceedingly scarce throughout that whole island, and that in consequence thereof a deluge of paper currency is now in circulation, which already subjects them to most of the inconveniencies the United States laboured under in 1778, 1779 and 1780, from the same cause: the labourers are very scarce, and the people universally discontented, cursing the king with his English villains, his Indian allies and his tory racals, and willing to submit to almost any terms, if they could once more enjoy the blessings of peace and a free trade with America.
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Britain
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Late Advices
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laborers very scarce; people universally discontented and willing to submit to almost any terms for peace and free trade with america
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Specie is exceedingly scarce throughout Britain, leading to a deluge of paper currency in circulation, subjecting them to inconveniences similar to those in the United States in 1778, 1779, and 1780. Laborers are scarce, people are discontented, cursing the king, his English villains, Indian allies, and Tory rascals.