When was it published?

May 25, 1770 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Domestic News May 25, 1770

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

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Non Importation Agreement, Tea Duty, Merchants, Ship Lydia, Trades Vote, Import Rumors

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Merchants in this town deny rumors of breaking the Non-Importation Agreement despite the Tea Duty, affirm determination to uphold it. Capt. Scott's Ship Lydia to sail with contraband goods. Trades vote to reship future imports or publicize importers' names. Refute claim of £150,000 in illegal imports since Christmas, estimating only £10,000.

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Letters from New-York and Philadelphia intimating, that it has been reported in those Capitals, the Merchants of this Town determined to break thro' their Agreement and import Fall Goods, notwithstanding the continuance of the Tea Duty: the Public may be assured that nothing can be further from Truth, nor has the spirit of the Trade at any Time appeared more determined.

Capt. Scott in the Ship Lydia sails To-morrow or next Day, with the Goods, imported here contrary to the Non-Importation Agreement. and it was Voted unanimously Yesterday by the Body of the Trades not to rest satisfied with the storing of any Goods that may hereafter arrive: -but that all must be reshipped or the Names of the Importers published for two Years to come, together with those of the old Importers...

A Letter published in Mr. Holt's last Paper, dated London. March, asserts, that the Merchants of this Town had imported £.150,000 sterl. in Goods since Christmas :...This Assertion is an absolute Falsehood, as by the best Computation scarce 10,000l. Worth of Goods contrary to the Non-Importation Agreement has been imported by our Merchants within that Time, and every Thing in the Power of the People has been done and will be done to atone for the Offences of a few selfish Individuals.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Economic Shipping

What keywords are associated?

Non Importation Agreement Tea Duty Merchants Ship Lydia Trades Vote Import Rumors

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Scott Mr. Holt

Where did it happen?

This Town

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

This Town

Key Persons

Capt. Scott Mr. Holt

Outcome

voted unanimously by the body of the trades to reship future goods or publish importers' names for two years; estimated only £10,000 worth of goods imported contrary to agreement since christmas.

Event Details

Letters from New-York and Philadelphia report rumors that merchants here plan to import fall goods despite Tea Duty, but this is denied, with trade spirit more determined. Ship Lydia under Capt. Scott to sail tomorrow or next day with contraband goods. Body of Trades votes not to allow storage of future arrivals but require reshipment or publicize names of importers and old importers. Refutes London letter claiming £150,000 sterling imported since Christmas as falsehood.