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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Boston to London, dated Feb. 5, laments the deplorable state of America with legislatures deprived in several colonies due to misrepresentations to the King, condemns those seeking ruin for personal gain, and hopes for redress of grievances and restoration of constitutional liberties.
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"I cannot conclude my letter without one or two lamentations over the deplorable state of America, deprived in several colonies of its legislature, and labouring under the frowns of the best of Kings, by misrepresentations and false reports. Strange! that any man should have a soul so sordid as to seek the ruin of his country merely for the sake of interest and favour. What does such a wretch deserve? Shadrach's furnace is too cool for such a villain, gibbets too mild a punishment, and eternal death scarce adequate to his crimes. But, notwithstanding these gloomy appearances, I hope we shall live to see better times, and doubt not, when a proper account of our sufferings reaches the Royal ear, our grievances will be redressed, and all our constitutional liberties restored."
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Boston
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Feb. 5
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The letter expresses lamentations over America's state, with legislatures deprived in several colonies due to misrepresentations and false reports to the King, condemns those seeking the country's ruin for personal interest and favour, and hopes for better times with grievances redressed and constitutional liberties restored upon reaching the Royal ear.