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The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Philadelphia and surrounding towns in the province react strongly to Newport merchants breaking the Non-Importation Agreement protesting Parliament's tax claims, resolving to boycott them until atonement. In Chester, inhabitants assemble to bar trade with two Newport vessels.
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Every Part of the Province seems roused at the Danger to which their Liberties are exposed by the Claim of Parliament to tax America, and unanimously to enforce the Non-Importation Agreement, which seems the only Means to recover their Rights. Upon the News of Newport Merchants breaking their Agreement, New-Castle, Wilmington, Chester, and every Town down the River, took the Alarm, and determined to have no Dealings with them, until they made Atonement for their Defection, and returned to their Duty.
Two Vessels, belonging to Newport, which left this City, having stopt at Chester, the principal Inhabitants of that ancient Town immediately assembled, and gave the Captains to understand, that they must expect no Trade there.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
June 14.
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towns including new-castle, wilmington, and chester determine to have no dealings with newport merchants until atonement; captains of two newport vessels warned against trade in chester.
Event Details
The province rouses against Parliament's tax claim, enforcing Non-Importation Agreement. Upon news of Newport merchants' defection, towns along the river alarm and boycott them. Two Newport vessels stopping at Chester met by assembly of inhabitants barring trade.