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1.
To all whom these presents may concern : Had I not been an eye and ear witness of the late rash measures in this province, I could not have believ'd that an infant colony of England, as yet sucking her breasts, could thus have flown in her face ..
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New York (Colony). Governor (1710-1719 : Hunter)
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To the public : Whoever seriously considers the impoverished state of this city ; especially of many of the poor inhabitants of it, must be greatly surprised at the conduct of such of them as employ the soldiers ..
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Brutus, active 18th century
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To the inhabitants of New-York : I am much alarmed to find some of my fellow citizens who mean well to the cause of American freedom, under the influence of a strange and mistaken opinion, that it would be proper to withhold all provisions and clothing from the soldiery at Boston ..
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Humanus
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By the Honourable John Nanfan, Esq ; His Majesties lieut. governour and commander in chief in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation : Whereas Coll. Nicholas Bayard and Alderman John Hutchins, together with some few other persons, disaffected to this His Majesties government ... have incited the people to disown the present authority ... Given at Fort William Henry in New-York, this 24th day of January, 1701 ..
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New York (Colony). Lieutenant Governor (1697-1702 : Nanfan)
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By the Honourable John Nanfan, Esq ; His Majesties lieut. governour and commander in chief in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation : Whereas several private commissions ... Given at Fort William Henry in New-York, the 29th day of January 1701
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New York (Colony). Lieutenant Governor (1697-1702 : Nanfan)
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To His Excellency Brigadeer Robert Hunter, Esq ; captain general and governour in chief in and over his Majesties colonies of New-York and New-Jersey, and all the territories and tracts of land depending thereon in America, and vice-admiral of the same : the humble address of the General Assembly of the colony of New-York
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New York (Colony). General Assembly
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To the betrayed inhabitants of the city and colony of New-York : My dear fellow citizens and countrymen, In a day when the minions of tyranny and despotism in the mother country, and the colonies, are indefatigable in laying every snare that their malevolent and corrupt hearts can suggest, to enslave a free people ..
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Son of Liberty, 1732-1786
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To the people of New-York. : Though the association lately set on foot, was on pretence of keeping the peace of the city, yet it is evident that it has a direct tendency to disturb that peace ..
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Citizen
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[New York] : [Printed by John Holt], [1774]
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To the public : The sense of the city relative to the landing the India Company's tea ... it is the desire of a number of the citizens, that at his departure from hence, he should see, with his own eyes, their detestation of the measures pursued by the ministry and the India Company, to enslave this country..
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To the worthy inhabitants of the city of New-York : the cause, fellow citizens, which I espouse, asks nothing but an impartial judgment ..
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Poplicola, 1749-1811
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To the freeborn citizens of New-York : Gentlemen, As I conclude every individual is now called upon to contribute his mite in supporting the cause of liberty ..
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Moderate man
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An answer to the citizen's address to the public, published the 18th instant
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Plebeian
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A citizen's address to the public : I expect that my fellow citizens, after they have sufficiently amused themselves in reading the late publications that have been pushed under their doors, will patiently and candidly attend to me, in my turn ..
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Citizen, active 1769
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To the public : Being informed that many of our fellow-citizens entertain apprehensions, that if we continue in this place, we may as usual carry on and transact trade and business ... we do therefore ... declare, that we will not transact any trade or commerce whatsoever ..
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Murray, Robert, 1721-1786
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To the public : Being informed that many of our fellow-citizens entert[a]in apprehensions that we may continue as usual to transact trade and business ... we will shut up our store ..
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Murray, Robert, 1721-1786
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To the freeholders, freemen, and inhabitants, of the city and county of New-York : Gentlemen, As a report prevails, that the ship Beulah, is destined for Halifax, I have perused the association of the Congress, in order to satisfy myself, whether her going there, will be conformable to their intention: I think it will not ..
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Citizen, active 1775
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To the publick. New-York, October 27, 1774 : Whereas Thomas Charles Williams ... has, in a most daring manner, insulted the inhabitants of British America, by purchasing and shipping 17 packages of tea ... whoever shall be found to harbour or conceal the said Williams, will be deemed an enemy to the liberties of America, and treated accordingly
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Legion, active 1774
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Whereas we the subscribers have broke the Association of the late Continental Congress, by unloading a part of the cargo from on board the ship Beulah ; we do declare that we are sorry for the offence we gave the publick thereby, and that we will for the future strictly adhere to the said Association ..
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Murray, Robert, 1721-1786
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Fellow citizens, friends to liberty and equal commerce
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Student of Law, active 1773
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To the free-holders and free-men of the city, and province of New York : Brethren, While the enemies of our country endeavour, by chicane and false reports, circulated in private, to sap the foundations of liberty ..
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Tradesman, active 1773
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The association of the Sons of Liberty, of New-York : It is essential to the freedom and security of a free people, that no taxes be imposed upon them but by their own consent, or their representatives ..
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Sons of Liberty
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To the publick : Fellow citizens, Your sense and humanity have, the last evening, firmly declared against the cruel and unwarrantable measure of banishing from their country two unhappy persons ..
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Friend to order
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New-York, November 5, 1773. To the friends of liberty and commerce : Gentlemen, It must be strongly marked on your minds, that the end of the last non-importation agreement, was to obtain a repeal of the tyrannical act of Parliament, that imposed a duty on glass, painter's colours, paper, tea, &c. which was designed to raise a revenue from you, without your consent. You know, that so much of this act, as imposed the duty on tea, is yet unrepealed. Your honour, is therefore, bound to maintain the non-importation agreement, until this act is repealed ..
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Cassius, active 1773
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Papers relating to an act of the Assembly of the province of New-York for encouragement of the Indian trade, &c. : and for prohibiting the selling of Indian goods to the French, viz. of Canada
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To the publick : We the committee, who were appointed by a large number of our respectable fellow-citizens ... to draw up a line of conduct, to prevent the Messrs. Murrays involving others in a breach of the association, do humbly report--that no such line ought to, or can, in our opinion, be drawn up by us ..
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