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Fragmented colonial period news and petitions surface
The text presents a chaotic mix of public notices and editorials from an early American paper. It references Church of England tensions, petitions by John Gardier and Robert Thornton, excommunications, and critiques of churchwardens. It mentions Lincoln Prison and Liberty of Conscience, with scattered anecdotes about local misdeeds and vandalism in public spaces.
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Penn
Fiolland
B.eheir
Briftbl
Windsor
Selon
Beneck
Church of England
Mr. Fisht
Robert Thornton
Lincoln-Prison
Gardner