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Letter to Editor
July 18, 1760
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In July 1760, Boston merchants John, Robert, & John Gould, Thomas Gray, Gilbert Deblois, and John Barrett certify to the printer that false reports of Benjamin Parker's insanity and insolvency in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are groundless, affirming his punctuality and honor in business dealings.
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To the PRINTER.
WHEREAS sundry Shopkeepers in the Town of Portsmouth. and Province of New Hampshire. have falsely reported, that Mr. Benjamin Parker, of said Portsmouth. has for some Time past been non compos; and that his being indebted to us more than he was able to pay, was the Occasion of his Distraction; and that he was arrested for sundry large Sums, particularly by some of us the Subscribers: This may certify, that the said Reports are groundless; and that we have dealt largely with said Benjamin Parker, both before and since spreading them, and always found him a Person of Punctuality and Honour.
John, Robert, & John Gould,
Thomas Gray,
Gilbert Deblois,
John Barrett.
Boston, July 7, 1760.
WHEREAS sundry Shopkeepers in the Town of Portsmouth. and Province of New Hampshire. have falsely reported, that Mr. Benjamin Parker, of said Portsmouth. has for some Time past been non compos; and that his being indebted to us more than he was able to pay, was the Occasion of his Distraction; and that he was arrested for sundry large Sums, particularly by some of us the Subscribers: This may certify, that the said Reports are groundless; and that we have dealt largely with said Benjamin Parker, both before and since spreading them, and always found him a Person of Punctuality and Honour.
John, Robert, & John Gould,
Thomas Gray,
Gilbert Deblois,
John Barrett.
Boston, July 7, 1760.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
What themes does it cover?
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Benjamin Parker
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
False Reports
Insanity
Debt
Business Honor
What entities or persons were involved?
John, Robert, & John Gould, Thomas Gray, Gilbert Deblois, John Barrett
The Printer
Letter to Editor Details
Author
John, Robert, & John Gould, Thomas Gray, Gilbert Deblois, John Barrett
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The Printer
Main Argument
reports that benjamin parker has been non compos due to insolvency and arrests are false; the subscribers have dealt with him extensively and found him punctual and honorable.
Notable Details
Non Compos
Arrested For Sundry Large Sums
Dealt Largely Before And Since Spreading Them