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NYG(W.766.012
3 Feb 1766:23 (353)
Charles-Town, (South-Carolina) Jan 21. Extract of a letter
from Georgia, Dated Jan. 6, 1766.
Our liberty here is at a very low ebb. When we received the
first accounts of the opposition made to the Stamp-Act to
the Northward, the same spirit took place here, and there
seemed to be a general dislike to it; but of late some of
our merchants (finding their interests concerned) who at
first exclaimed most against the act, drew off, and have
even endeavoured to suppress the spirit of liberty, by
gaining over the greatest part of the ship-masters to their
side. The number of the sons of liberty are too few here to
make any head against the other party, which is supported by
the rangers of this province.
Las Thursday a number of people assembled together after a
muster of the militia, and having provided themselves with
drums and colours, marched to the Governor's gate, in order
to know if he intended to appoint a distributor of stamps,
. . . [description of demonstration against the stamps]
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