When was it published?

May 5, 1775 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News May 5, 1775

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Economic, Trade Or Commerce, Political

Q: What keywords are associated?

Waterford Petition, Ireland Linen Trade, American Non Importation, Provision Trade Disruption, British American Disputes

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

On March 7, a petition from Waterford, Ireland, to the House of Commons warns of ruinous economic consequences from British-North American trade disputes, including halted linen exports to America, loss of flax-seed imports, and disruption to provision trade with West Indies, threatening manufactures, commerce, and revenues.

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March 7. The Petition from the City of Waterford, in the Kingdom of Ireland, presented on Friday to the House of Commons, states among a variety of other Things, that their Exports consist chiefly of white, and brown Linens to America, and of salted Beef, Pork, and Butter, to the West India Islands; that the Imports from North-America consist of Flax-Seed, Lumber, Wheat, and Flour; and that the Differences now subsisting between Great-Britain and that Continent, which has brought on the Non Importation and Non Exportation Agreement in the several Colonies, will be productive of the several following alarming and ruinous Consequences.

1. That the Petitioners being cut off from their usual Source of American Flax-Seed, will be rendered unable to carry on their Linen Manufacture.

2. That not having the Means of raising Flax, their Linen Manufactures must consequently be annihilated.

3. That though they should obtain Flax from other Countries, the Commerce with America being stopped by the Non Importation Agreement, their Manufactures must instantly fall to ruin,

4. That being deprived of Staves to make Casks, their Provision Trade must be destroyed, and both the Navy thereof at Britain and the West India Islands be deprived of the Means of Subsistence with many great and manifest Inconveniences:

And that on the whole such a Train of Consequences must be destructive of the landed Property, Manufactures, and Commerce of the Kingdom, and must occasion a very sensible Diminution of his Majesty's Revenues.

What sub-type of article is it?

Economic Trade Or Commerce Political

What keywords are associated?

Waterford Petition Ireland Linen Trade American Non Importation Provision Trade Disruption British American Disputes

Where did it happen?

Waterford, Kingdom Of Ireland

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Waterford, Kingdom Of Ireland

Event Date

March 7

Outcome

ruinous consequences including annihilation of linen manufactures, destruction of provision trade, deprivation of subsistence for navy at britain and west india islands, destruction of landed property, manufactures, and commerce, and diminution of his majesty's revenues.

Event Details

Petition presented to House of Commons states exports of linens to America and provisions to West India Islands; imports of flax-seed, lumber, wheat, flour from North America; warns of consequences from Non Importation and Non Exportation Agreements: cut off from flax-seed source unable to carry on linen manufacture; unable to raise flax leading to annihilation of manufactures; even with flax from elsewhere, commerce stoppage ruins manufactures; deprived of staves destroys provision trade and navy subsistence.