Reporting on the progress of Increase Mather's efforts in London to procure a new charter for the colony of Massachusetts, following the overthrow of Andros' government in New England in 1689. Sometimes considered the first attempt at issuing a newspaper in the colonies. Cf. Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Publications, v. 10, p. 310-320.

Text in two columns; printed area measures 30.2 x 17.8 cm.

Includes: An extract of a letter from Mr. Mather, to the governour, dated Sept. 3. 1689 from Deal in Kent; A passage extracted from the publick news-letter, dated July 6, 1689; Extracted from a letter from Mather to his son, dated Sept. 2, 1689; and an Order from His Majesty ... July 30. 1689. Requiring, that Sir Edmund Andross, Edward Randolph, and others ... be sent ... to England, to answer what may be objected against them.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 492).

Evans, C. American bibliography, 492

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), M1240

Ford, W.C. Broadsides, ballads, &c. printed in Massachusetts, 1639-1800, 144

New England > Politics and government > To 1775.

New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Massachusetts > Politics and government > To 1775.

Massachusetts > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)

United States Massachusetts Boston.