Fort Gower Resolves

The December 22, 1774, edition of the Virginia Gazette (Purdie & Dixon) published the text of the Fort Gower Resolves, under the heading: “At a Meeting of the Officers under the Command of his Excellency the Right Honourable the EARL OF DUNMORE, convened at Fort Gower, November 5, 1774, for the Purpose of considering the Grievances of BRITISH AMERICA, an Officer present addressed the Meeting in the following Words…” The text of the resolves continued onto the next page.