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Domestic News October 19, 1770

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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Extract from a London letter dated July 27 reports British plans to send regiments to Boston and ships to blockade the town in support of importers defying the non-importation agreement. It urges landholders to boycott British goods and criticizes an affidavit calumniating the province that prompted the troop talk.

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Extract of a letter from London, July 27.

"You may rely on it as matter of fact, that it is voted in C---l to send several regiments into Boston, to support such people there, in importing and vending their Goods, as will in opposition to the sense of the province, pursue such a business ; and that a number of ships are also ordered to invest the town."---If the foregoing be true, it shows how important the Non-Importation agreement has been, even in the opinion of administration ; how great a pity it is therefore, that the merchants did not continue it at least one season longer. It remains then that the Landholders take the matter under their consideration, and withhold from buying a single article---.--We can live without the baubles of Britain.--If there are no purchasers there cannot long be importers ; we shall save our money, and save our country.

It is said that the fresh talk in England of sending troops to this place was occasioned by an affidavit sent from hence by --r-- under the immediate direction of --- in which the Province in general and some respectable persons in particular have been grossly calumniated--.It is certainly high time that Magistrates who take depositions ex parte, to the prejudice not only of private characters, but of the whole community, should be discountenanced by higher authority.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Military Economic

What keywords are associated?

Boston Troops Non Importation Agreement British Regiments Town Investment Boycott Goods

Where did it happen?

Boston

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Boston

Event Date

July 27

Event Details

British council votes to send regiments to Boston to support importers opposing provincial non-importation agreement; ships ordered to invest the town. Urges landholders to boycott British goods. Troop talk occasioned by calumniating affidavit from the province.

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