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Letter to Editor January 18, 1792

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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A satirical notice in the Gazette reports that a great bull advertised for sale on the 4th instant, unable to find a supporter willing to maintain it due to its association with Episcopacy and disturbing roarings, was driven from its barn to Boston and then back to Connecticut, its place of origin.

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For the GAZETTE.

This is to give notice that in the GAZETTE of the 4th instant, the mention of a Great BULL for Sale, and no account having since been given of him, a correspondent, for the information of those who are curious to know the fate of an animal whose uncommon appearance attracted so much the attention of the public, communicates the following particulars: That the 10 days, there limited, having expired, the gentleman, for whose use he came, finding he could not, consistent with his own interest, harbour him any longer in his own barn, unless some other man, equally zealous in the cause of Episcopacy, would display their humanity by finding him in fodder; but all being ashamed of his hideous roarings, and none being generous enough to maintain him, without some recompence, as it was generally supposed he could earn his living at the plough (his proper employment) he was of consequence drove off to Boston--where, we understand, those peaceable inhabitants, being already disturbed by his previous bellowing, and not willing again to undergo his painful intrusions, he was obliged to travel on to Connecticut, the place that gave him birth--where, it is hoped, as he is of their breed, he will find an asylum free from the ridicule of the world, and not presume, for the future, to palm himself, by his impudence and audacity, on the discerning public.

What sub-type of article is it?

Satirical Provocative Political

What themes does it cover?

Religion Politics

What keywords are associated?

Great Bull Episcopacy Satirical Notice Boston Connecticut Public Ridicule

What entities or persons were involved?

The Gazette

Letter to Editor Details

Recipient

The Gazette

Main Argument

the great bull, symbolizing something linked to episcopacy, fails to find a supporter and is rejected, traveling from its temporary barn to boston and finally back to connecticut.

Notable Details

Metaphorical Use Of A Bull To Mock A Controversial Figure Or Entity Associated With Episcopacy References To 'Hideous Roarings' And 'Impudence And Audacity' Journey From Unnamed Location To Boston To Connecticut

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