A Disputed Tax Protest Addressed Across Provinces
An intense address objects to taxes levied on colonial subjects while richer nations bear the burden. It argues that taxation should stay within the provinces and cites inequities in per capita payments, wage comparisons, and the dangers of royal or parliamentary overreach. The speaker invokes human nature and liberty, demands self rule, and warns against setting a dangerous precedent.
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Oor
England
Tiberius
Nero
Proclamation by Thomas Gage on Martial Law in Massachusetts Bay
The proclamation denounces rebels in the Massachusetts Bay Province, justifies the use of martial law, offers pardon to loyalists, and calls for loyalty to the king. It orders suppression of armed insurrection and assigns authorities to subdue rebels while promising protection to those who remain loyal and return to normal duties. The document is dated June 12, 1775, in Boston, issued under King George III.
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Excellence
Thomas Gage
Hlatefy
Masachusetts Bay
Botton
Mal
Libery
Colonial Assault At Charlestown In Rebel Fortifications
Reports from Halifax describe rebels posting at Charlestown known as Bounkes’s Hill and furiously firing as General Howe’s forces including Grenadiers Light Infantry and Marines landed. The assault on the hill involved cannon and small arms, with casualties among attackers and defenders uncertain while troops secured the Elm planted by rebels.
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Botton
Charletown
Bodon
Generg Howe
Charle News
Cannan
Inoculation Guidance for Small Families Suggested
The text presents early medical guidance on inoculation methods and dietary restrictions around the procedure. It cautions poor families to avoid added expenses and outlines a regimen including doses, purges, and post inoculation care, noting puncture by a lancet as the preferred infection conveyance method per experienced authorities.
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Ain
Notice to creditors of Ree ders detachoun estate
All persons with any debts or accounts against the Ree ders detachoun estate in Halifax deceased are required to present them to Jacob Hurd Administrator 8 Yad Estate for settlement.
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Reeders
Salifax
Jacob Hurd
Yad
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Great Britain
America
Groffett
Tucker
Gee
Great- Aeiaipin
France
Ireland
Tuo
Frucker
Halifax, Plyce
Renee
Ett
William Allan
Halifax
Tune
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