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The Present state of the New-English affairs : This is published to prevent false reports.

Other author/creatorMather, Increase, 1639-1723.
Other author/creatorEngland and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary)
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBoston : Printed and sold by Samuel Green, 1689.
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 36 x 23 cm
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 492. ^A478749
General noteReporting on the progress of Increase Mather's efforts in London to procure a new charter for the colony of Massachusetts, following the overthrow of Andros' government in New England in 1689. Sometimes considered the first attempt at issuing a newspaper in the colonies. Cf. Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Publications, v. 10, p. 310-320.
General noteText in two columns; printed area measures 30.2 x 17.8 cm.
General noteIncludes: An extract of a letter from Mr. Mather, to the governour, dated Sept. 3. 1689 from Deal in Kent; A passage extracted from the publick news-letter, dated July 6, 1689; Extracted from a letter from Mather to his son, dated Sept. 2, 1689; and an Order from His Majesty ... July 30. 1689. Requiring, that Sir Edmund Andross, Edward Randolph, and others ... be sent ... to England, to answer what may be objected against them.
References Evans 492
References Wing (2nd ed.) M1240
References Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 144
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 492).
Genre/formBroadsides.

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