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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Excerpts from letters discuss American colonial petitions to British Parliament, including a loyal one from Virginia, amid rising support for America; a London response dismisses fears and urges submission to laws before addressing grievances.
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"The whole of your Affairs will be laid before the next Sessions of our Parliament: - The Petition from Virginia is already arrived, and will be delivered in proper Time; - it is exceeding loyal and spirited; - and Petitions from several of the other Colonies will be ready at the same Time. The Friends of America increase upon the Measures that have been pursued."
was writ with a purpose of publication.
MR. Cooper
Extract of a Letter from London, October 8.
it is plain Your Assembly had been dissolved, and thereby prevented from transmitting their most humble Petitions: to the Speaker was to endeavor to alarm the British manufacturers with his Fears. But it won't do my old acquaintance. We served with you too long to be imposed upon by your Vaunts. We have not got a G- r-- IC i.- y now for our American Minister. The noble Earl who now conducts that department is not to be frightened with Squibs. -- Lower your Tone and he will hear you. and treat you with that Tenderness and condescending Humanity peculiar to him; but not upon Compulsion; not a Syllable upon Compulsion. -- Submit to the Laws. and then state your Grievances; for there will be no Treaty with Subjects in Arms against the Laws."
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Virginia And Other American Colonies
Event Date
October 8
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petitions from virginia and other colonies to be presented to parliament; british urging submission to laws before grievances are addressed.
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Letter excerpts discuss hopes that attempts to provoke violence in colonies will fail; affairs to be laid before Parliament with loyal and spirited petition from Virginia and others arriving; friends of America increasing. London extract notes assembly dissolution preventing petitions, dismisses alarms to manufacturers, references change in American minister to a noble Earl who won't be frightened, advises lowering tone and submitting to laws for tender treatment.