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"From the Newport Mercury. Newport, June 24. Extract of a Letter from Gentleman in Philadelphia ..."
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- Coming of the American Revolution
The publication of this letter, written from Philadelphia, spread the news north that Virginia's Assembly, in response to the passage of the Stamp Act, resolved to resist the enforcement of any British taxation. These resolutions became known as the Virginia Resolves.