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Extract of a Letter from Hartford, in Connecticut, to a Gentleman in New-York, Dated January 13, 1775

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EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM HARTFORD, IN CONNECTICUT, TO A GENTLEMAN OF NEW-YORK, DATED JANUARY 13, 1775.

The Governour of our Colony called his Council in this Town on the 4th instant; their deliberations are kept very secret; but, we are told, they have ordered three hundred barrels of Gunpowder, and Lead in proportion, to be purchased at the publick expense. The Militia in the whole Colony is mustered every week; in most Towns, they have a Deserter from his Majesty' s Forces, by way of Drill-Sergeant. Nothing but a spirit of Independence would suffer matters to be carried to such extremities, as make all prudent inhabitants fear that our parchment Governments will soon totter.

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Letter from Hartford, in Connecticut, to a Gentleman at New-York. The Governour and Council met on the 4th, and have ordered Powder and Lead to be purchased at the publick expense, and the Militia is mustered every week. Nothing but a spirit of Indep

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-01-13

Recipient

Anonymous

Subject

Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment
Political philosophy: dependence and independence
Politics and causes of revolt: political rumor

Document ID

S4-V1-P03-sp44-D0005

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V1

Part

S4-V1-P03

Sub-Part

S4-V1-P03-sp44

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