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The Boston-Gazette, and Country Journal, 25 August 1766

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Newspaper contains a description regarding the apprehension of people living in the "Western Parts of the Province" where Gage's Army/King's Troops were looting and burning; Rules, Orders and Regulations to be observed on the coast of Labrador, Streights Belleisle and in the islands of Anticosta and the Magdelines; proclamation of Governor Francis Bernard concerning prohibited goods; Excerpts of letter from London regarding William Pitt; report from Charlestown, SC about the strong hemp harvest but weak wheat harvest in the south; account from Portsmouth of runaway slaves attacking the man who attempted to return them to their owners; flag mast on the Common in New York raised to commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act, cut down by soldiers of the 28th Regiment; account of the eclipse of the sun on August 5, 1766; advertisements for runaway indentured servants.
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Keywords

  1. Bernard, Francis
  2. Commemorating The Repeal Of The Stamp Act
  3. Gage, General
  4. Looting
  5. Pitt, William
  6. Schuyler, Hermanus
  7. Slaver
  8. Slavery
  9. Solar Eclipse
  10. Temple, John
  11. Van Ranslear, Robert

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