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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Portugal's Queen issues a decree recognizing the independence of the United States of North America, revoking a 1776 restriction on colonial trade, and granting free entry to American ships in Portuguese ports as friendly nations. Dated February 15, 1783, at Salvaterra de Magos.
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Her Majesty has been pleased to order the following Decree to be transmitted to her royal court of exchequer, that publication might be made of the same.
COPY OF THE DECREE.
WHEREAS by the declaration of the independence of the United States of North-America, the object intended by the royal decree of the 4th of July, 1776, and the publication thereof by our court of exchequer, on the 7th of the same month, have ceased to operate: We are therefore pleased to abolish and annul the decree and publication aforesaid: and do hereby order, that free entry be granted in all the ports of our dominions, unto all ships and vessels coming from North-America, in the same manner as was formerly had in the admission of those which arrived from the said colonies in the ports aforesaid; and that all hospitality and favor be shown them which is usually done to other friendly nations.
Our court of exchequer will see this performed accordingly: and are ordered to cause this decree to be printed and set up in all public places of our city of Lisbon, and of other ports of this kingdom and Algarve, that all persons may have due notice thereof, and none plead ignorance of the same.
Given at Salvaterra de Magos, the 15th of February, 1783.
Signed with her Majesty's Cypher.
And in order that all persons may have notice of this royal resolution of our Lady aforesaid, we have caused these presents to be printed, and affixed at all public places of this city, and other ports of the kingdom, agreeable to the tenor of the decree above mentioned. Lisbon, this 7th day of Feb. 1783.
Gonsalo Jose da Silva Pereira
(Signed)
Jose Da Costa Ribeiro.
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Portugal
Event Date
15th Of February, 1783
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abolition of the 1776 decree restricting trade with north american colonies; free entry granted to ships from the united states in all portuguese ports, with hospitality as to other friendly nations.
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The Queen of Portugal orders the annulment of a prior decree from July 4, 1776, due to the US declaration of independence, allowing free admission of North American ships into Portuguese ports and treating them as friendly nations. The decree is to be published in Lisbon and other ports.