Colonial Tea Duties Stir Local Opposition and Resolve
A Bristol Town Clerk report includes a lengthy letter from 1773 condemning the East India Company's tea trade and the tax plan. It warns Parliament may impose broader duties, threatening colonial liberties and future prosperity, urging neighbors to unite against the measure.
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Gad Wolliam
Russell
Mayland
Jopurkce
Ryan
MT Plesk
Raton
Passigment
Fast India Company
England
Jad Yeas
Boston
Bristol
Cormitteen Sf Vaguroenconen
Jeyteria
Alluire
Sears
Boaton
India Company
Riea
East India Company
America
Great Britain
Kateem
William Cooper
Committee of Hestow
Boston Tea Party Letters and Town Votes Report
Proceedings from 1773 show committees in Boston and surrounding towns debating resistance to tea duties. A meeting at Farnell Hall, with Jonathan Williams elected moderator, discussed fortifying plans and delaying tea shipments from the East India Company.
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Farnell Mall
Jonathan Williams
Kieg
England
Unt India Company
Eveel
Boston
Gexriemes
Sth
London
East Thdia Company
Parnell Hall
Old South Meeting House
Buscon
William Cooper
Moral Reflections on Mountain Heights and Creation
A 1645 Salem era piece ponders Mt Washington as a sublime monument of God beyond human aims. It contrasts earthly toil with moral worth, laments Sabbath neglect, and notes population growth, civic prosperity, and naval discipline debates with stark, cautious reflections.
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New England
Bunker Hill
Trinity Church
Rome
Egypt
St. Peters
Pyramids
Mt. Washington
N. Hampshire
Niagara
Saco
Willey
Elff
Sabbath Among the Mountains
A account of a Sabbath visit in a peaceful valley describing worship services and visiting clergymen. The writer praises the Sabbath as a refreshment for body and soul and recalls travel companionships and shared blessings before parting for distant journeys.
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Vane
Zion
Mount of God
Rumors of War and Mexican Debt Talks
Reports claim Mexico seeks twelve million dollars to fund conflict and plans to sever intercourse with the United States. The Mexican consul's filing duties reportedly end after Wednesday, fueling war rumor chatter and possible U S trade disruption.
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Government of
Mexico
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Bee
United States
Bristol Steam Mill Produces Record Cloth Output
Last week Bristol Steam Mill on two hundred looms turned out thirty thousand yards of cloth, the largest weekly quantity yet. The cloth is high quality and in strong demand, with several mill workers earning six to nine dollars weekly.
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East India Company
the India Company
India Company
East Indies
Goto Brann
Custom House
Amercan
Lalgest
Bristol
New York steamboat Oregon to run with Neptune link
The Oregon steamboat, 300 feet long, nearing completion in New York, will operate with the Neptune between New York and Providence and should be ready by the 20th inst. A notice notes religious and political headlines, including a revival in England and Mexican–American tensions.
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Oregon
New York
Providence
England
Prince
Mexican Trade and War News Reported in The Jeffersonian
The letter from Vare and a Mexican gentleman suggest signals about war and vessels. The Senate of Mexico contemplates the issue while tensions ease. Mexican ports are expected to remain open to American trade as of July 22 letters.
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Eell
Senate of Mexico
Arrival of the Great Britain Steamer in New York
The Great Barrai, Captain Hoskin, reached New York on Sunday August 110 after departing Liverpool on August 26. News from London and Liverpool arrives, stock markets show firmness, and notable deaths include Earl Grey and Viscount Canterbury. A Smyrna letter describes a disastrous fire at Smyrna causing widespread ruin.
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Europe
Great Britain
Great Barrai
Hoskin
New York
Anys the Tribune
Liverpool
London
Earl Gray
Howick Tail
Viscount Canterbury
House of Commons
Manners Suttap
Cheshire
Gloucester
Glasgow
Staffordshire
American Securities
Coxrtacnatios
Suyana
Smyrna
Simyrna
Frank-street
Duuilja
Texas News and Texas Constitution Proposals
The Picayune reports on Texas troop landings at Galveston and the Alabama's arrivals, Gen. Taylor and U S troops, and a Texan Convention progressing toward a Texas Constitution. It notes Austin as future seat of government, outlines early Bill of Rights provisions, governor term limits, voter qualifications, and religious liberty.
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Texas
St. Josephs Teland
Alabama
Bay
Arksas
Utdine
Taylor
U. S
Arkansas
Galveston
Monmouth
Austin
Trac
Legislative Department
Indiana
Aball
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Geo B. Munro
Boston Daily Advertiser
Flying Artillery
Fort Hamilton
Long Island
Fortion
Seaboard
Harper's Pictorial Bible
Philadelphia U. S. Gazette
Oneida
William J. Miller
Warren
John Howe
Baltimore Patriot
Ringgold
Fort M'Henry
Shipley W. Wilson
Methodist
E. Church
Episcopal Church
Eastburn
Jamaica Democrat
Newport
Axornea Wixpratt
Bangor Gazette
Irving
Pushaw
Penobeent County
Scotland
Post-Office
Post-office Department
St. Louis
U.S
Cynthia Browning
Kentucky
Flemingsburgh
N. O. Picayune
Ealing
Senor Arrandz
Jackay
Buchanan
Dimond
Washington
U. States
San Juan de Ulua
Senor Arranguiz
New Orleans Picayune
Windle
Grice
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