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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Reports from Scotland detail widespread discontents over enforcement of the militia act in places like Edinburgh, Dumfries, and Moffat. Duke of Hamilton, Lord Lieutenant of his county, wisely refrains from implementing it, earning thanks from parishes like Monkland.
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The letters and papers which we have received this morning from Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland, give the most distressing accounts of the situation of that country, produced by the attempts made to put in execution the militia act.
At Dumfries, at Moffat, and various other places, the same discontents prevail.—In the county of which the Duke of Hamilton is the Lord Lieutenant, his grace has deemed it prudent not to put the act in force. The parish of Monkland, and some other parishes, have assembled, and voted him thanks for adopting this prudent line of conduct.
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Scotland
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Sept. 4
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duke of hamilton deemed it prudent not to enforce the militia act in his county; parishes including monkland assembled and voted him thanks.
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Letters and papers from Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland report distressing accounts of discontents caused by attempts to enforce the militia act. Similar discontents prevail at Dumfries, Moffat, and various other places. In the county where the Duke of Hamilton is Lord Lieutenant, he chose not to put the act in force.