Colony Bay TV » King George http://colonybay.tv Great story. Just a click away. Sat, 13 Apr 2019 06:46:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Placemen and Pensioners http://colonybay.tv/placemen-and-pensioners/ http://colonybay.tv/placemen-and-pensioners/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:32:25 +0000 http://www.colonybay.net/w/?p=464 A London Chronicle Mock Editorial re-printed in the New Hampshire Gazette, January 26, 1770. (Click to read larger version) The October 12, 1769 edition of the London Chronicle printed a “most humble petition to his M—– [Majesty],” mocking the concerns of “placemen and pensioners.”   While most of us know what a “pensioner” might be, you […]

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