Olive Branch petition by Congress to George III. Printed in Gents Mag Sept 1775
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A copy of the petition from the General Congress of America, to his Majesty, which was delivered to Lord Dartmouth the 1st of this month, and to which, his Lordship said, no Answer would be given [Olive Branch petition]
The so-called "Olive Branch Petition", adopted by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775, was the colonies’ final appeal to King George III, expressing loyalty while urging him to stop Parliament’s hostile policies. It pleaded for reconciliation and a peaceful resolution to rising tensions. It marked the historic “last attempt” at peace before the colonies shifted decisively towards independence through armed resistenace. The King ignored the petition and soon declared the colonies in open rebellion. This, the first British printing of the petition appeared in the September 1775 issue of the Gentleman’s Magazine.
Size 20 x 12 cm | 8.0 x 4.5 inches
Date Published: September 1775
Type: Antique copperplate printed pages, including the title page for the September 1775 monthly edition (p409) and the petition itself printed across three pages (433-435) and two sheets, thus three sheets in total
Author: Hancock, John
Publication: Gentleman's Magazine
Condition: Good |
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