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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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A report from Charleston, South Carolina, details the governor's certificate allowing vessels to clear without stamped papers amid disputes. The Sons of Liberty resolved to block rice shipments to Georgia for accepting stamps, distressing their economy, and forced a schooner to unload after it attempted to sail secretly.
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The Governour of South Carolina (after much altercation between him and the Assembly) consented to give a certificate, importing that the person appointed to distribute stamped papers in that province refused to deliver them; which certificate being delivered to the Naval Officer, by the master, he is admitted to give bond in that office, and of consequence to pass through the other offices without stamps. One or two vessels with these clearances were sailed for Portugal; and four for England lay in the road when I came away, and would depart the first opportunity.
The Sons of Liberty in Charlestown were come to a resolution that no rice should be suffered to be sent from that port to Georgia, as the inhabitants of that province had tamely received the stamps. This resolution, if adhered to, will greatly distress them, as I am well assured there is at this time in that province (Georgia) not less than 8 sail, a great part of them chartered vessels, and now lying on high demurrage, without any thing to load them.
At a meeting of the Sons of Liberty, the night before I left Charlestown, information was given that a schooner loaded with rice for Georgia had stolen down in the night, but had not got to sea, on which they summoned the owner and master, and obliged them to bring her up again and discharge it.
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Charlestown, South Carolina
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vessels cleared without stamps and sailed for portugal and england; resolution to block rice to georgia, causing distress with 8 vessels idle; schooner forced to return and discharge cargo.
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Governor issued certificate allowing clearance without stamped papers after refusal to distribute them. Sons of Liberty resolved to prevent rice shipments to Georgia for accepting stamps. They summoned owner and master of a schooner attempting secret departure, forcing it to unload.