Patriotic song lyrics. First line, song I: "Sheer off, ye French Varlets - your arts are in vain". First line, song II: "We're fresh from Port Patrick, all chearful and hearty,"
Records of appraisals by various assessors in Philadelphia and adjacent territory of the damage done by the British during the Revolutionary War. Includes the names of assessors and an index to localities. Note: blank pages at the end of the volume were not scanned.; A "correct copy of the record in the office of the Board of Revision of Taxes"; copied in Philadelphia, July 20, 1868; American Philosophical Society
Informs him that due to the great quantity of bad tobacco that came
to market this year, sales will be low; informs him that John Wilkes was
summoned by the sheriffs to take his seat in Parliament as member for
Middlesex, "tho Sure to be Refused"; comments that only time can tell the
consequences of the proceedings of the Bostonians "with regard to the Tea."
Letter from Philadelphian Merchants and Traders to Merchants and Manufacturers of Great Britain. Protest against imposition of the Townshend Duties (on paper, glass, tea, etc.).
A proclamation that suggests women lead opposition to British policy. "The Female sex have ever been remarkable for sagacity, and quick discernments. It is not therefore to be wondered at that so general and patriotic a disposition appears among them to give up Tea and Finery for Homespun and Liberty, when both reason and experience prove that good Husbands, generous Lovers, and faithful Friends are not to be found in a land of Slavery."
Attack on the publications and activities of reformist organizations in Great Britain and their attitudes towards events and ideas of the French Revolution.
