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THE GREAT FLRE IN BOSTON. 513
encroachments of power, to offer a bold front to the omnipotence of parliament,
and to insist that legislation should be on principles of equity and justice as
well as precedent and prerogative. In this contest they learned their inherent
strength, and entered boldly upon that path which led to independence.
On May 6th, 1760, Governor Sharpe issued his proclamation, commending
to the benevolence and charity of the good people of Maryland "their
distressed fellow subjects of the town of Boston, who were suffering by the
great fire which broke out in that town on the 20th of March, and destroyed
one hundred and seventy-four dwelling houses, and as many warehouses,
shops, and other buildings to the value of £100,000." To this appeal, the
people responded liberally, as will be seen by the following returns made to
the governor:
Counties. r—Amounts.—^
£ s. d.
Baltimore 192 13 8f-
Anne Arundel 228 10 3
Calvert 58 16 3f
Somerset 137 17 3£
Prince George's 191 7 10
Cecil 79 0 0
Charles 173 2 8
Dorchester 123 16 3
Queen Anne's 143 1 9
St. Mary's 178 16 3
Kent 115 8 3
Talbot 233 15 5
Worcester 73 4 6
Frederick 75 6 5i
Total 2,004 16 11£
On October 25, George II. died, and England, after forty-six years, had
again an English-born sovereign. The news was received in Maryland in
December, and on January 22, 1761, the governor formally proclaimed the
succession of George III., and the event was celebrated with great rejoicings.
The contest which commenced in America between England and France,
was ended by a treaty signed at Paris on the 10th of February, 1763. And
as there appeared to be safety for settlers west of the mountains, emigration
began to move over those hitherto impassable barriers of civilization. These
encroachments roused Pontiac, a sagacious Ottawa chief, who went secretly from
tribe to tribe among the Indians, and obtained their solemn pledges to a confederation, whose object was the expulsion of the English from all the posts
and settlements on the frontier. So adroitly were their plans matured, that
the commanders of the western forts had no suspicion of the conspiracy until
it was ripe and the first blow had been struck in June, 1763. Their plan
was that the border settlements were to be invaded during harvest, the men,
corn, and cattle to be destroyed, and the outposts to be reduced by famine, by
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| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000547 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | THE GREAT FLRE IN BOSTON. 513 encroachments of power, to offer a bold front to the omnipotence of parliament, and to insist that legislation should be on principles of equity and justice as well as precedent and prerogative. In this contest they learned their inherent strength, and entered boldly upon that path which led to independence. On May 6th, 1760, Governor Sharpe issued his proclamation, commending to the benevolence and charity of the good people of Maryland "their distressed fellow subjects of the town of Boston, who were suffering by the great fire which broke out in that town on the 20th of March, and destroyed one hundred and seventy-four dwelling houses, and as many warehouses, shops, and other buildings to the value of £100,000." To this appeal, the people responded liberally, as will be seen by the following returns made to the governor: Counties. r—Amounts.—^ £ s. d. Baltimore 192 13 8f- Anne Arundel 228 10 3 Calvert 58 16 3f Somerset 137 17 3£ Prince George's 191 7 10 Cecil 79 0 0 Charles 173 2 8 Dorchester 123 16 3 Queen Anne's 143 1 9 St. Mary's 178 16 3 Kent 115 8 3 Talbot 233 15 5 Worcester 73 4 6 Frederick 75 6 5i Total 2,004 16 11£ On October 25, George II. died, and England, after forty-six years, had again an English-born sovereign. The news was received in Maryland in December, and on January 22, 1761, the governor formally proclaimed the succession of George III., and the event was celebrated with great rejoicings. The contest which commenced in America between England and France, was ended by a treaty signed at Paris on the 10th of February, 1763. And as there appeared to be safety for settlers west of the mountains, emigration began to move over those hitherto impassable barriers of civilization. These encroachments roused Pontiac, a sagacious Ottawa chief, who went secretly from tribe to tribe among the Indians, and obtained their solemn pledges to a confederation, whose object was the expulsion of the English from all the posts and settlements on the frontier. So adroitly were their plans matured, that the commanders of the western forts had no suspicion of the conspiracy until it was ripe and the first blow had been struck in June, 1763. Their plan was that the border settlements were to be invaded during harvest, the men, corn, and cattle to be destroyed, and the outposts to be reduced by famine, by 33 |
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