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Foreign News
July 5, 1765
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In a letter from Naples dated March 25, 1765, Mr. Wilkes refutes foreign gazette rumors of serving European princes, vows eternal loyalty to England amid persecutions, and promises a second letter to Aylesbury on current events.
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Extract of a Letter from Mr. Wilkes, to his Friend in London, dated Naples, March 25. 1765.
The foreign Gazettes are very impertinently sending me into the Service of half the Princes of Europe; I hope my Friends do me more Justice at home, and think of me as I do of myself, ever actually in the Service of England, and for my Life unalienably attached to my native Country. The most unjust and cruel Persecutions, the most unmerited Outlawries, shall never warp my Allegiance. I do not forget the present Page of our History, and a Second Letter to the Burough of Aylesbury shall soon prove it.
The foreign Gazettes are very impertinently sending me into the Service of half the Princes of Europe; I hope my Friends do me more Justice at home, and think of me as I do of myself, ever actually in the Service of England, and for my Life unalienably attached to my native Country. The most unjust and cruel Persecutions, the most unmerited Outlawries, shall never warp my Allegiance. I do not forget the present Page of our History, and a Second Letter to the Burough of Aylesbury shall soon prove it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
Mr Wilkes
Naples Letter
English Loyalty
Persecutions
Outlawries
Aylesbury Borough
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Wilkes
Where did it happen?
Naples
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Naples
Event Date
March 25, 1765
Key Persons
Mr. Wilkes
Event Details
Mr. Wilkes writes from Naples denying rumors in foreign gazettes that he is entering the service of European princes, reaffirming his lifelong allegiance to England despite unjust persecutions and outlawries, and announcing a forthcoming second letter to the Borough of Aylesbury to address current historical events.