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The Cravenstreet Gazette

No. 113 Saturday, Sept. 22. 1770 This Morning Queen Margaret, accompanied by her first Maid of Honour, Miss Franklin, set out for Rochester. Immediately on their Departure, the whole Street was in Tears — from a heavy Shower of Rain. It is whispered that the new Family Administration which took place on her Majesty’s Departure,…

Hitherto Made No Attempt Upon My Virtue

To Mary Stevenson Hewson Dear Polly, London, July 18. 1770 Yours of the 15th. informing me of your agreable Journey and safe Arrival at Hexham gave me great Pleasure, and would make your good Mother happy if I knew how to convey it to her; but ’tis such an out-of-the-way Place she is gone to,…

The Sole Legislator of His American Subjects

To Samuel Cooper Dear Sir, London, June 8. 1770 I received duly your Favour of March 28. With this I send you two Speeches in Parliament on our Affairs by a Member that you know. The Repeal of the whole late Act would undoubtedly have been a prudent Measure, and I have reason to believe…

I Should Think You a Fortune Sufficient for Me Without a Shilling

To Mary Stevenson Dear Polly Thursday May 31. 70 I receiv’d your Letter early this Morning, and as I am so engag’d that I cannot see you when you come to-day, I write this Line just to say, That I am sure you are a much better Judge in this Affair of your own than…

If We Are Steady and Persevere in Our Resolutions

To [Charles Thomson] Dear Sir London March 18th. 1770 Your very judicious Letter of Novemr. 26th. being communicated by me to some Member of Parliament, was handed about among them, so that it was sometime before I got it again into my Hands. It had due Weight with several, and was of considerable Use. You…