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PAMPHLET
January 1, 1776
Alexander Purdie, publisher of the Virginia Gazette, announced that he would
require half of the money in advance for new subscriptions because of increased
expenses
and his need for cash.
Williamsburg,
Jan. 1, 1776
Considering the great rise in the price of Paper, the high expense attending the
transportation of it to this place from Philadelphia, and the difficulty there is to procure it almost on any terms, the Printer is reduced to the necessity of demanding
half the year' s subscription money from every new subscriber to his Gazette, and
begs that those who owe him for the last 11 months( from Feb. 3, 1775, to Dec. 31)
which is lls. 6d. would send in their subscriptions, and those that subscribed later to
pay in to Dec. 31st, at the rate of 12d. halfpeny per month, that he may begin a new
account, this New Year, with all his customers, whom he shall endeavour to serve to
the utmost of his abilities, and hopes to be able to furnish them always with pleasing
intelligence,
Those
even in these boisterous times.
indebted
to
me,
likewise,
for Advertisements,
Books,
Stationary, &
c.
will. exceedingly oblige me by paying off their accounts; as I have some debts of my
own to discharge, which I would willingly settle as soon as I am able.
I am the Publick' s obliged
And devoted
servant,
Alex. Purdie
By 1776 the paper mill in Williamsburg, founded by William Parks about 1744,
had apparently ceased operations and printing paper was being imported from Philadelphia by water. Colonial ships were now fair game for British men- of-war off the
coast, so transporting goods from Philadelphia by ship became risky and uncertain,
and higher prices resulted.
January 4- 10, 1976
January 5, 1776
In
response
American"
to the
wrote
burning
of Norfolk
in the Virginia
by
Lord Dunmore
Gazette advocating
on
January
independence: "
1,
1776, " An
Most freely
would I cut the Gordian knot which has hitherto formerly bound us to Britain, and
call on France and Spain for assistance against an enemy who seem bent on our
destruction."
About 30 British prisoners captured at the Battle of Great Bridge ( December 9,
1775) arrived in Williamsburg.
Williamsburg, Jan. 6, 1776
Yesterday were brought to this city, from the Great Bridge, Lieutenant Batut and
five or six privates of the 14th regiment, who were wounded at the late battle at that
place;
also
several
Tories,
sailors,
and
negroes,
prisoners,
in the
whole
about
30.
FILE
�January 6, 1776
Pictures of the Battle of Bunker Hill and a map of the" present Seat of Civil War"
were advertised for sale at Dixon and Hunter' s printing office in Williamsburg.
Just come to Hand, and to be Sold at the Printing- Office, A large and exact View of
the late Battle at Charlestown, Elegantly coloured, Price one Dollar.
Also an accurate Map of the present Seat of Civil War, Taken by an able Draughtsman who was on the Spot at the late Engagement. Price one Dollar.
January 11- 17, 1976
January 16, 1776
To be Sold before Robert Nicholson' s store, on Tuesday the 16th instant, A Great
variety of cabinetmakers tools, mohogany, walnut, and pine plank, ' likewise new
walnut
book
cases,
desks,
tables, &
c. belonging to the estate of mr. Peter Scott,
deceased. Six months credit will be allowed for all sums about 5L. the purchasers
giving bond with good security.
All persons indebted to the said estate, by bond or open account, are requested
to pay off as soon as possible; and those to whom the estate are indebted are desired
to call and receive payment, from
Alexander
Robert
Nicholson,
Craig,
Executors.
Peter Scott, a well- known Williamsburg cabinetmaker, had died in November
1775 at the age of 81 and the goods remaining in his shop were sold at auction. Scott
operated his shop on Duke of Gloucester Street across from Bruton Parish Church for
43 years and had served on the Common Council of the City of Williamsburg for
about 40 years. He made desks, bookcases, and tables of mahogany and walnut, but
no extant pieces of his cabinet work are known to exist.
Alexander Craig, one of Peter Scott' s executors, died sometime during the week of
January 12- 19. Each of Williamsburg' s three newspapers published notices of his
death.
Deaths] Mr. Alexander Craig, than whom a more honest, friendly, and obliging
man, does not exist; and whose memory will be always dear to his family, his friends,
and numerous acquaintances.
He was a committeeman,
and one of the common- hall
of this city, and carried on the saddling business, in all its branches, tis a greater
extent than any one ever did before in this colony.
Craig, a saddler, had been a resident of Williamsburg at least from 1748. He
carried on an extensive leatherworking business, which included a tannery on
Capitol Landing Road, and owned a shop next to the Raleigh Tavern and other
property
on
York Street
and in York
County.
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These Boisterous Times
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1976
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“<em>These Boisterous Times…</em>” The Week in ’76 was a newsletter produced by the Colonial Williamsburg Department of Preservation and Research in 1976. Compiled by historian Harold Gill, the newsletter consisted of notable entries from the Virginia Gazette newspaper dated 1776 along with some additional historical background of the mentioned event or person. The newsletter was intended to assist Colonial Williamsburg’s interpreters with adding additional emphasis to events associated with 1776 during the celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial (United States Bicentennial) in 1976.
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These Boisterous Times January 1-17, 1976
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1976-01-17