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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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On December 5, 1775, in St. George's, Bermuda, Governor Brown suspended Collector Mr. Traill for allegedly exacting excessive fees, amid doubts and insinuations of ulterior motives. Supported by Loyalists, Traill departed for London with a petition signed by nearly 300 residents seeking his reinstatement.
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January 2.
On the 5th of last month Governor Brown (a refugee from Salem, Massachusetts) suspended Mr. Traill from the office of Collector, and from his seat at the Council Board. The cause of suspension alledged by his Excellency is, "that Mr. Traill had exacted more than the legal fees." Some doubt of this being the real cause, and shrewdly insinuate that such a charge might with more propriety be urged against the fees taken by some people for flags of truce, &c. &c. All the Loyalists here are Mr. Traill's friends. Last Thursday he embarked for London. He carries with him a petition to his Majesty, signed by near three hundred inhabitants, including many members of the Council and Assembly, in which they bear testimony to his worth, integrity, loyalty, and attention to the interests of the revenue and of the community, and pray for his being reinstated in his office.
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St. George's
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On The 5th Of Last Month
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suspension from office of collector and council board; petition for reinstatement signed by near three hundred inhabitants
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Governor Brown suspended Mr. Traill from the office of Collector and his seat at the Council Board, alleging he exacted more than legal fees. Doubts exist about the true cause, with insinuations that similar charges could apply to fees for flags of truce. All Loyalists support Traill, who embarked for London with a petition to the King praising his integrity and loyalty, signed by nearly 300 inhabitants including Council and Assembly members, requesting reinstatement.