Show News Items of 1776 Items fro ro mold newspapers are arc of merest to many man and here arc are a afew afew afew few from The Massachusetts Sun published in Worcester on July 17 1776 1716 the front page of which was devoted to the Declaration of In In- Independence Independence dependence then less than two weeks old A news letter from New NewYork NewYork NewYork York said On Wednesday last the Declaration Declaration Declaration of Independence I was read at atthe atthe atthe the head of each brigade of the Continental Army at or near New NewYork NewYork York and everywhere received with loud J ud and utmost demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations of joy joy- jO The same evening the equestrian statue of George Ge rge ill III was by b the sons of freedom laid prostate in the dirt The lead where wherewith wherewith wherewith with this monument was made is is to tobe tobe tobe be run into bullets to assimilate with ith the brains of our infatuated adversaries who to gain a pepper pepper- peppercorn peppercorn corn have lost an an Empire A resolution by the House of Representatives at Watertown re re- requested reQuested requested quested that people of the colony colon donate their leaden window weights for the making of bullets Among the notices was one stat stat- stating stating stating ing that there were a considerable number of prisoners in the town who arc willing to go out to service if proper persons should appear to hire them Delinquent subscribers were a problems in those early days as i they have been ever er since it ap ap- appears appears appears pears from fr m a card from the publish publish- publisher er er who thanked those readers who had paid up adding He begs that such as have not paid him would be so considerate as to think of the great disadvantage antage it must be to him to have so many small amounts in different hands there there- therefore therefore therefore fore would now v request that they the would pay pa their respective respect e balances which will greatly oblige their hum hum- humBle humLIe humble Ble LIe Isaiah servant Thomas |