Friday, March 3, 1775. A British ship.

The Virginia Gazette alerted the citizens of James City County, Virginia that an armed British ship was at the ferry landing at Kingsmill.

And, by the way, Lent had already started in 1775, so those few Catholics in the country, and those Anglicans observing Lent, were in the Lenten season.

Last edition:

Thursday, March 2, 1775. Raising a stench.

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