This issue, vol. 55 no. 4289, April 27-29, 1784, contains a report from the West Indies from February 28 that states, “We learn from America that a Society or order, which has been established throughout every state in the union, termed the Society of the Cincinnati, consisting of the General and other Officers of the army, has begun to create no little apprehension for their liberties in the minds of some of their patriots.” The piece goes on to describe a pamphlet written by “celebrated Lawyer of South Carolina, reprobating this institution, tending to prove, that it creates a race of hereditary Patricians or nobility.” This lawyer was Aedenus Burke who wrote, Considerations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati . The library also has v. 4 no. 280 (Oct. 12-14, 1758) (L1999F419) v. 25 no. 885 (Jan. 12-Jan. 14, 1769) (L1996F222); v. 25 no. 1880 (Dec. 31 1768-Jan. 3, 1769) (L1995F250); v. 25 no. 1885 (Jan. 12-Jan. 14, 1769) (L1996F222); v. 26 no. 1958 (Jul.1-July 4. 1769) (L2001F509); v. 37 no. 2849 (Mar. 11-14, 1775); v. 38 nos. 2898 (July 4-6, 1775), 2904 (July 18-20, 1775), 2931 ( Sept. 19-21, 1775)), 2941 (Oct. 12-14, 1775), 2954 (Nov. 11-14, 1775); p. 251-254 only of Sept. 10-12, 1776; v. 41 no. 3208 (June 26- 28, 1777), v. 42 no. 3250 (Oct. 2-4, 1777); v. 45 no. 3467 (Feb. 20-23, 1779) (L2012G71); v. 54 no. 4171 (July 24-26, 1783); v. 54, no. 4191 (Sept. 9-11, 1783) (L2018G58.2): stored in box with the Hamilton newspaper and ephemera collection of Antonia Chambers, Esq.; v. 61 no. 4705 (Jan. 16-18, 1787); v. 64 no. 4978 (Sept. 18-20, 1788): L92.1.362; v. 69 no. 5388 (Mar. 5-8, 1791); v. 69 no. 5426 (June 2-4, 1791).
Three times a week This issue, vol. 55 no. 4289, April 27-29, 1784, contains a report from the West Indies from February 28 that states, “We learn from America that a Society or order, which has been established throughout every state in the union, termed the Society of the Cincinnati, consisting of the General and other Officers of the army, has begun to create no little apprehension for their liberties in the minds of some of their patriots.” The piece goes on to describe a pamphlet written by “celebrated Lawyer of South Carolina, reprobating this institution, tending to prove, that it creates a race of hereditary Patricians or nobility.” This lawyer was Aedenus Burke who wrote, Considerations on the Society or Order of Cincinnati <https: cdm16923.contentdm.oclc.org digital collection p16923coll4 id 201 rec 1>. The library also has v. 4 no. 280 (Oct. 12-14, 1758) (L1999F419) v. 25 no. 885 (Jan. 12-Jan. 14, 1769) (L1996F222); v. 25 no. 1880 (Dec. 31 1768-Jan. 3, 1769) (L1995F250); v. 25 no. 1885 (Jan. 12-Jan. 14, 1769) (L1996F222); v. 26 no. 1958 (Jul.1-July 4. 1769) (L2001F509); v. 37 no. 2849 (Mar. 11-14, 1775); v. 38 nos. 2898 (July 4-6, 1775), 2904 (July 18-20, 1775), 2931 ( Sept. 19-21, 1775)), 2941 (Oct. 12-14, 1775), 2954 (Nov. 11-14, 1775); p. 251-254 only of Sept. 10-12, 1776; v. 41 no. 3208 (June 26- 28, 1777), v. 42 no. 3250 (Oct. 2-4, 1777); v. 45 no. 3467 (Feb. 20-23, 1779) (L2012G71); v. 54 no. 4171 (July 24-26, 1783); v. 54, no. 4191 (Sept. 9-11, 1783) (L2018G58.2): stored in box with the Hamilton newspaper and ephemera collection of Antonia Chambers, Esq.; v. 61 no. 4705 (Jan. 16-18, 1787); v. 64 no. 4978 (Sept. 18-20, 1788): L92.1.362; v. 69 no. 5388 (Mar. 5-8, 1791); v. 69 no. 5426 (June 2-4, 1791).
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